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Daitokuji’s Head Priest Yamada Sōshō on the Shinjuan Sliding Door Painting Project

  • Yamada Sōshō, the twenty-seventh superior of Shinjuan, seated before the fusuma illustration by Kamikokuryō Isamu, art director for the Final Fantasy video game series. (© Tsunoda Ryūichi)

    Yamada Sōshō, the twenty-seventh superior of Shinjuan, seated before the fusuma illustration by Kamikokuryō Isamu, art director for the Final Fantasy video game series. (© Tsunoda Ryūichi)

  • The Shichi-Go-San no Niwa (Children’s Garden), attributed to Japanese tea ceremony master and monk Murata Jukō (1423–1502), will be opened to the public along with the fusuma illustrations. (Photo courtesy of Kyoto Shunjū)

    The Shichi-Go-San no Niwa (Children’s Garden), attributed to Japanese tea ceremony master and monk Murata Jukō (1423–1502), will be opened to the public along with the fusuma illustrations. (Photo courtesy of Kyoto Shunjū)

  • With the fusuma illustrations in Hōjō main hall by Kitami Ken’ichi, manga artist renowned for Tsuribaka nisshi (Fishing Fool’s Diary).

    With the fusuma illustrations in Hōjō main hall by Kitami Ken’ichi, manga artist renowned for Tsuribaka nisshi (Fishing Fool’s Diary).

  • The Teigyokuken tearoom, normally closed to the public, will also be open to attendees. (Photo courtesy of Kyoto Shunjū)

    The Teigyokuken tearoom, normally closed to the public, will also be open to attendees. (Photo courtesy of Kyoto Shunjū)

  • Yamada expresses his hope that the fusuma illustration project will inspire more people to visit the temple.

    Yamada expresses his hope that the fusuma illustration project will inspire more people to visit the temple.

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