Because Jōjakkō-ji blends so well into nature, it is often known as 'Hei no nai-dera' (塀のない寺), the 'Temple Without Walls'.
Like many Kyōto temples, it is also known as 'Hana-no-dera' (花の寺), the 'Temple of Flowers'.

In 1596 the old abbot of Honkoku-ji (本圀寺), Nisshin (日禛 1561-1617), received a parcel of land on Mt. Ogura (小倉山) from the wealthy Suminokura family.

He constructed a thatched hut overlooking the Saga Moor (嵯峨野), where he could escape the world.

Some suggest Takaiko planned to run away to be with Ariwara, but her elder brother Fujiwara-no-Mototsune took steps to end the affair.

Ariwara spent his last years at Jūrin-ji (十輪寺), close to Ōharano-jinja, where he brooded on the past.

The origin of Takenaka-jinja is unclear, but it seems likely that it was established by Urabe Yoshihiro (卜部良芳).

The Urabe clan, also pivotal in the creation of Yoshida-jinja, were 1 of 3 families in control of Shinto matters for the court.

Currently Takenaka Inari-jinja (竹中稲荷神社) enshrines Uga-no-Mitama (宇賀御魂神), Sarutahiko (猿田毘古大神) and his wife Ame-no-Uzume (天宇受売命).

In 1955 Nishimura Kōchō (西村公朝) became head priest of Otagi Nenbutsu-ji (愛宕念仏寺) and immediately set about reviving the temple.

With a background in art and restoring Buddhist statuary, Kōchō realised that statues might hold the key to restoring the temple's fortunes.

That evening the mountain began to rumble.

Out of the forest appeared thousands of boars
Within a great cloud of dust they threw themselves upon the boulders, and Genzan hurried to safety.

All through the night the noise was deafening, but as the day broke Genzan could see that the slopes were cleared of rocks!

By the time Genzan had returned from his hiding place the boars were gone and the land was ready to be built upon.

Tenju-an's East Garden (東庭/aka Enmoku-tei 淵黙庭) is a dry landscape garden featuring paving stones crossing a stretch of raked gravel.
Many of these stones belonged to the original temple (more were added in 1610). The garden also features pine trees, camellia and maple.

In 1904 the monk Kozan Kyōshushi (虎山恭宗師) made considerable changes to the gardens, and it is his vision that we see at Tenju-an today.

The 15th abbot of Nanzen-ji, Kokan Shiren (虎関師錬), in 1336 founded Tenju-an (天授庵) to celebrate the temple's 45th anniversary.

Tenju-an was constructed as a Kaisan-tō (開山塔), a religious site honouring the founder of a temple (in this case Mukan Fumon 大明国師).

Tenju-an was named after the Tenju era (天授) in which it was founded. At this time Kokan Shiren (虎関師錬) also landscaped the temple's garden.

After various efforts to exorcise the spirit(s) failed, Kameyama requested the help of Tōfuku-ji's Mukan Fumon.

With the ghost finally gone, in 1290 a grateful emperor gifted Mukan Fumon (無関普門 1212-91) the 'Upper Palace' (上の宮) of Zenrinji-dono.
Out of the existing buildings Mukan created Nanzen-in (南禅院), which would expand to become the great Zen temple of Nanzen-ji (南禅寺).

Ochikawa-jinja was thought to be connected to Tachibana-no-Kachiko (橘嘉智子), the consort of Emperor Saga.

Some have suggested that the character Ochiba-no-miya (落葉の宮/女二の宮) from 'The Tale of Genji' (源氏物語) is in some way connected to the shrine, and possibly gave her name to the site.

From the Momoyama period Iwato-sha and Ochiba-sha were placed together.