Buddhist temple Surran-in (also known as the awata Palace) situated on the slopes of Higashiyama mountains, known for its abbots become only the relatives of the Japanese emperors, as well as the fact that in 1788, when the Imperial Palace burned down the monastery Surran-in became the temporary residence and took the entire Imperial court. While the Emperor lived in a fairly modest pavilion that after his departure was converted into a teahouse. In 1993 the house was burned, but was rebuilt in its original form.

The history of the temple began in the XIII century, when the Buddhist Tendai school was practically the official state religion of Japan. Tendai monasteries were located on mount Hiei, and the temple in Kyoto became the Metropolitan seat of the school. The first rector was the son of Emperor Toba, subsequent abbots were also not strangers to the Imperial family, but some of them have made a significant contribution to the culture and art of Japan. So, the third Abbot of Jian left descendants poetic anthology of over six thousand patitiri, as well as the first scientific work on the history and philosophy of Japan "Gocase". Seventeenth Abbot and one of the sons of Emperor Fushimi became the Creator of a unique style of calligraphy. Now the Abbot is a relative of the Emperor Showa (Hirohito). It is believed that in the temple Surran-in converged samurai and the Imperial branch of Japanese history, so interesting.

The main pavilion of the temple was restored in 1895, and near the temple was built santosthe the Heian Shrine Dziga, both buildings direct road links. In 2005 the restoration of experienced the main value of the temple mandala image of the Universe, the way I see Buddhists. The relic was donated to the Church by the ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In the center of the mandala depicts the Buddha Dainichi Nyorai.