Aycan-to is an informal term for a Buddhist temple Zenrin-JI temple. The temple got him thanks to his seventh Abbot of Canu (or Acanu), who lived in the eleventh century and was known as a kind and charitable man who helped the poor and built at the temple hospital. Yōkan were grown in the garden at the Church of plum trees, and fruits are distributed to those in need.

The temple became famous not only because of the kindness of Cana, but thanks to the miracle that he saw this monk in 1082. Yōkan together with other monks said prayers to the Buddha Amida, walking around the statue of the deity. Suddenly, the statue came to life, stepped off the pedestal and went forward, and then the Buddha turned back and said congealed amazement of Akanu that he is very slow. Yōkan asked for the statue to remain in this position, and from that time the temple has a stone image of the Buddha, who looked back. Tourists to the temple attracted to this statue, as well as growing on the territory of the temple complex maples, the leaves of which in November become bright red shade and temple architecture.

Throughout its history, which began in the year 863, the temple Zenrin-JI temple belonged to different Buddhist schools, and were even times when the temple was followed two directions at once in Buddhism. With 1224 Zenrin-JI temple came under the authority of the jodo-Shu.

In the XV century, during the civil war Onin the temple was completely destroyed, its restoration was not complete until in the next century. In the nineteenth century during the persecution of Buddhism temple Akan-up, like many other Buddhist temples throughout Japan, was destroyed again, but then again restored.

In the temple complex consists of several pavilions connected by bridges. The property includes a Park, a rock garden and a koi pond. With pagoda Tahoe beautiful views of Kyoto. The temple is situated in the Eastern part of the city.