Here you can find information on the temple's history, activities, sights, and special events, as well as directions on how to get here. Tenryu-ji is a major Rinzai Zen temple complex located in the scenic Saga Arashiyama area of Kyoto.

Tenryū-ji (天龍寺), formally known as Tenryū Shiseizen-ji (天龍資聖禅寺), is the head temple of the Tenryū-ji branch of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, located in Susukinobaba-chō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple was founded by Ashikaga Takauji in 1339, primarily to venerate Gautama Buddha, and its first chief priest was Musō Soseki.

Tenryuji (天龍寺, Tenryūji) is the most important temple in Kyoto's Arashiyama district. It was ranked first among the city's five great Zen temples, and is now registered as a world heritage site. Tenryuji is the head temple of its own school within …

Here you can find information on the temple's history, activities, sights, and special events, as well as directions on how to get here. Tenryu-ji is a major Rinzai Zen temple complex located in the scenic Saga Arashiyama area of Kyoto.

Tenryu-ji's Hatto, like most of the temple's major buildings, was destroyed by fire in 1864 during the fighting that preceded the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Tenryu-ji's large Zendo (Meditation Hall) was relocated from Yu'un-an …

2024年10月1日 · Tenryuji is widely regarded as the most significant Zen temple located in Kyoto's Arashiyama region. It features a stunning Zen garden that serves as a major attraction for tourists.

Built in 1339, Tenryuji Temple was once an enormous temple complex that comprised more than one hundred sub-temples. Today, only a few structures remain. The prime reason to visit is for the garden, one of the finest examples of traditional Japanese garden design.

2012年11月30日 · Tenryuji, the Temple Of the Heavenly Dragon, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Arashiyama/Sagano district of Kyoto. It is the main temple of Rinzai Zen Buddhism.