Japan Travel Kyoto 京都 - Kenninji Temple 建仁寺

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 Japan Travel Kyoto 京都 - Kenninji Temple 建仁寺 (2019 0517)

Address: 584 Komatsuchō, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0811, Japan

Direction:

Bus number 100 or 206 from Kyoto Station (20 minutes, 230 yen). Get off at Gion bus stop. Alternatively, the closest train stations are Gion-Shijo Station on the Keihan Line and Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Line.

Oldest Zen Temple in Kyoto

The temple serves as one of the head temples of the Rinzai Sect of Japanese Buddhism, and is ranked third among the five great Zen temples of Kyoto.

Kenninji was founded by Eisai (also known as Yosai), the Buddhist monk who introduced both Zen Buddhism and tea cultivation to Japan upon returning from study trips to China. The temple was constructed in 1202 and is considered to be the oldest Zen temple in Kyoto.









Location: 584 Komatsuchō, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0811, Japan

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