Yamashina Mido

Yamashina Hongan-ji
山科本願寺
Yamashina Hongan-ji earthworks ruins
Yamashina Hongan-ji ruins
Yamashina Mido (Japan)
LocationYamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan
RegionKinai region
Coordinates34°59′4.5″N 135°48′44.7″E / 34.984583°N 135.812417°E / 34.984583; 135.812417
Typefortified temple ruins
History
Founded1478
Abandoned1532
PeriodsSengoku period
Site notes
Public accessYes (no facilities)

Yamashina Midō (山科御堂), also known as Yamashina Hongan-ji (山科本願寺), was a fortified Buddhist temple located in what is now Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Together with its fortified jōkamachi, it was a major center for the Ikkō-ikki, an organization of warrior monks and lay zealots who opposed samurai rule during the Sengoku period. Parts of its ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 2002.