DATE:		December 13 – 31, 2007 (Closed to the public on the 31st) From about 16:00 for approx. 30 minutes
PLACE:		Gojo-dori Yamato-oji-agaru Higashi-iru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
DIRECTION:		City Bus #206 or #207 to Kiyomizu-michi
TEL:		81-75-561-6980
ADMISSION:		Free to enter the temple, 500 yen to enter the Homotsu-kan treasure house
TEXT:		Kuya's Nenbutsu Dance Ceremony (chanting a prayer as they dance) is designated as a significant intangible folk cultural asset. This ceremony originated in the fact that Kuya Shonin (the founder of Rokuharamitsu-ji) chanted as he was dancing to save souls when the plague prevailed in Kyoto. However, due to suppression of dance and group prayer during the Kamakura period by the administration, the ceremony always has, and still does, take place secretly after dark in this temple.