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The Origin of Shiki Tofukuji
The Owners are so enchanted with the Japanese culture that they decided to set up a guesthouse by taking over a traditional Japanese house called Machiya . The entire house was taken apart, renovated and reinforced to provide comfort and safety to guests. The setting up of the guesthouse from its infancy stage to where it is today has been overwhelming. The different stages of setting up this guesthouse from its infancy stage involved many trips to Kyoto within a year, encompassing the four seasons. Thus, giving birth to its name, SHIKI TOFUKUJI
四季东福寺之起源…
业主对日本文化如此着迷，决定通过接管一间名为町屋的传统日式房屋来建造民宿。整个房子从被拆除，翻新和加强固定，为了给来访之客人提供最舒适和安全服务。从建造初期到今日您所看见之所有设备更新，使得整体民宿完成势不可挡……
因此，给予它新的生命〝四季东福寺〞。
History of Tofukuji
In 1236, Tofuku-ji was founded by the imperial chancellor Kujo Michiie. This Buddhist temple in Higashiyamaku in Kyoto Japan was rebuilt in the 15th century after it was destroyed by fire. In fact, Tofuku-ji was one of the five temples of the Five Mountain System (Kyoto Gozan or “five great Zen temples of Kyoto”). It takes its name from two temples in Nara, Todai-ji and Kofuku-ji.
Tofuku-Ji is well known for the following:
1) The Tofuku-ji complex includes 24 sub-temples. The two best are, IMHO, Ryogin-an and Funda-in. Its main gate, being the oldest sanmon in Japan, is a National Treasure of Japan.
2) Famous for its well-landscaped gardens, the moss garden in particular has been symbolic of the renewal of Japanese gardening principles in the 20th Century.
3) Tofuku-Ji is most popular during the Autumn season as the abundant Japanese Maple trees there undergo autumn foliage. Traditionally, the Tsuten-kyo bridge, a long wooden bridge that overlooks a valley covered by a grove of maple trees, becomes a prominent tourist attraction.
4) The largest Nehan-zu painting (Buddha on his death bed) in Japan can be found at the nearby Sennyu-ji area.
1236年，东福寺由帝国总理九条道家创立。这座位于日本京都东日本的佛教寺庙在被火烧毁后于15世纪重建。事实上，东福寺是五山系统（京都五山或“京都五大禅寺”）的五个寺庙之一。它的名字来自奈良，东大寺和兴福寺的两座寺庙。
东福寺因以下方面而闻名：
1）东福寺综合体包括24个子寺庙。两个最好的是，恕我直言，良金庵、Funda-in。它的主要门是日本最古老的三门，是日本的国宝。
2）以其美丽的园景花园而闻名，特别是苔藓花园象征着20世纪日本园艺原则的更新。
3）东福寺在秋季最受欢迎，因为丰富的日本枫树在那里经历秋叶。传统上，通天桥是一座长长的木桥，俯瞰着被枫树林覆盖的山谷，成为一个着名的旅游景点。
4）日本最大的Nehan-zu绘画（死亡之日的佛像）可以在附近的泉涌寺地区找到。
