In particular, Yamashina Hongan-ji Temple was the headquarters of the Ikko sect which had Jinai-cho (the temple town) and the monastery enclosed by earthen walls at the Yamashina basin over the Higashiyama.
特に東山を隔てた山科盆地に、土塁に囲まれた伽藍と寺内町を構えていた、一向宗の本拠である山科本願寺。