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Nanzenji is a Zen temple at the foot of Kyoto's eastern hills. As head temple of the Rinzai sect's Nanzenji school of Zen Buddhism, it is one of Japan's most important Zen temples.
Nanzenji was first built as an imperial villa in 1264, and became a temple in 1291. Its main building, the Seiryo-den, is famous for a beautiful rock garden and sliding doors (fusuma), which are decorated by paintings of the Kano School.
The temple's large entrance gate, completed in 1628, is called Sanmon. Several subtemples and a water aqueduct, which is part of the Lake Biwa Canal dating from 1890, can be found in the vicinity of Nanzenji's main buildings.
Among the subtemples open to the public are Nanzenin, directly behind the water aqueduct, whose small but pretty garden is particularly spectacular with autumn leaves (usually best in the second half of November), and the scarcely visited Konchiin, standing southwest of the Sanmon gate.
Garden of Nanzenin
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Konchiin
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Nanzenji can be reached by bus number 5 from Kyoto Station. Alternatively, take the subway Tozai Line to Keage Station (transfer from Karasuma Line at Karasuma Oike Station) from where the temple can be reached in a 10 minute walk.
Nanzenji is also a good starting or end point for a walk along the Path of Philosophy to/from Ginkakuji.
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| Hours: | 8:40 to 17:00 (until 16:30 from December through February) | | Closed: | December 28 to 31 | | Admission: | 500 yen (Nanzenji), 500 yen (Sanmon), 300 yen (Nanzenin) |
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Users who have been to Kyoto: 1603
Users who have been to Nanzenji Temple: 221 19th of 45 most visited sights in Kyoto.
80th of 509 most visited sights nationwide.
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