Real Travelers who have been to Nanzenji
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Broadview Travellers said… Temple to the north and Nanzenji Temple to the south. We were so late arriving at Ginkakuji we didn… continue reading »
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LShiz said… the other end of the path, Nanzen-ji Temple. I followed the crowd on the Kyoto Waterworks trail which… continue reading »
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Shannyn & Gary said… we visited included Kiyamizudera, Ginkaku-ji, Chion and Nanzen-ji the last being a highlight as a… continue reading »
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Travelling Lousies! said… interesting things to digest at 7.30am!Luckily, the Ryokan was next to the Nanzen-ji temple which… continue reading »
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paul1111 said
… to the Nanzen-Ji Temple where we saw more big temple gates and an ancient stone aqueduct that looked like an old… continue reading »
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angus said… other nice gardens and structures. Our third stop for the day was Nanzenji, which took a bit… continue reading »
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Ever Onward said
…) Temple, Nanzen-ji Temple and probably a few others to boot. We strolled the shopping arcades… continue reading »
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IUP Cook Honors College said… went to Nanzenji Gimmond for lunch. We left our shoes at the door and sat on small cushions… continue reading »
More information on Nanzenji
Dating from the thirteenth century, Nanzenji is an important Zen temple of the Rinzai sect. Nanzenji sits on a large hillside, complete with tranquil ponds and impressive gardens. Before entering the vast wooden entrance gate, San-mon, there is a sublime dry stone garden in the sub-temple, Konchi-in. The main building, or Hojo, contains famous painted screens depicting tigers by the Kano school of artists and more gardens. The temple area is also famous for a number of vegetarian restaurants specializing in Yudo-fu (boiled tofu). Call for hours.
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Dating from the thirteenth century, Nanzenji is an important Zen temple of the Rinzai sect. Nanzenji sits on a large hillside, complete w...
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Broadview Travellers said
… Temple to the north and Nanzenji Temple to the south. We were so late arriving at Ginkakuji we didn… continue reading »
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Cory & Kristin said
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globalchoirboy said
… is booked. I managed to hit up another two or was it three temples. My favorite spot today… continue reading »
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