Thanks to a substance called ginkgolide, ginkgo leaves can help...
🩸increase blood circulation (which aids with vision problems) & brain function.
💪boost the body’s anti-inflammatory function, which can increase lung capacity (helping asthma suffers) & may help with depression.

For a time the hut became a retreat for Kōgen-ji's elderly monks, renamed Sute-an (捨庵).
In 1868 volunteers restored the hermitage, returning the name to Rakushisha.
Finally, in 1895, Kōgen-ji was moved to Tenryū-ji's grounds and the hermitage moved to its current position.
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Mukai Kyorai purchased (what would become) Rakushisha (落柿舎) in 1686. The cottage's early history is unclear, though originally it stood closer to the Togetsukyō (渡月橋).
In 1688 Mukai purchased another building to act as a meeting place for poets.

Bashō would visit 4 times.

For lovers of ginkgo nuts (ぎんなん) Oimatsu's 'ginnan-mochi' (ぎんなん餅) is a must-try this season.

The taste of ginnan is very hard to describe if you've never eaten...creamy with a slightly bitter, but not unpleasant, aftertaste🤔
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