Nanzen-ji

Nanzen-ji, or Zuiryusan Nanzen-ji, formerly Zenrin-ji, is a Zen Buddhist in Kyoto, . Emperor Kameyama established it in 1291 on the site of his previous detached palace.
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  • Opening hours:
    March—November: 8:40 AM—5:00 PM
    December—February: 8:40 AM—4:30 PM
    December 28th—December 31st: closed
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: building in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Nanzen-ji Temple” and “Southern Zen Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nomura Art Museum and Tenju-an.

Museum
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opened near Nanzen-ji in , Japan, in 1984. The sukiya-style building has two rooms for displaying exhibits and there is also a chashitsu. is situated 160 metres north of Nanzen-ji.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 130 metres south of Nanzen-ji.

Buddhist temple
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Nanzen-in is one of the tatchu sub-temples of Nanzen-ji, a Rinzai school Zen Buddhist temple in the Fukuchi neighborhood of in the city of . is situated 190 metres southeast of Nanzen-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Higashiyama.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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Some of the most picturesque parts of are located in , the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkakuji, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.

Neighborhood
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Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the . is situated 3 km northwest of Nanzen-ji.

Nanzen-ji

Latitude
35.01162° or 35° 0′ 42″ north
Longitude
135.79268° or 135° 47′ 34″ east
Elevation
110 metres (361 feet)
Inception
1291
Open location code
8Q7Q2Q6V+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 352013907
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Geo­Names ID
12509208
Wiki­data ID
Q1089767
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Vietnamese—“Nanzen-ji” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “နန်းဇန်းဂျိ”
  • Chinese: “南禅寺”
  • Chinese: “南禪寺”
  • Czech: “Nanzendži”
  • Czech: “Zenrindži”
  • Dutch: “Nanzen-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نانزين جى”
  • Finnish: “Nanzen-ji”
  • French: “Nanzen-ji”
  • French: “temple Nanzen”
  • French: “Temple Nanzen”
  • French: “temple zen du Sud”
  • Gan Chinese: “南禪寺”
  • German: “Nanzen-ji”
  • German: “Nanzen”
  • German: “Nanzenji”
  • Hungarian: “Nanzendzsi”
  • Indonesian: “Nanzen-ji”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Nanzen-ji”
  • Italian: “Nanzen-ji”
  • Japanese: “Nanzen-ji”
  • Japanese: “なんぜんじ”
  • Japanese: “南禅寺 (京都府)”
  • Japanese: “南禅寺”
  • Korean: “난젠지”
  • Persian: “نانزن-جی”
  • Polish: “Nanzen-ji”
  • Portuguese: “nanzen-ji temple toshogu”
  • Portuguese: “Nanzen-ji temple toshogu”
  • Romanian: “Nanzen-ji”
  • Romanian: “Nanzenji”
  • Russian: “Нандзендзи”
  • Russian: “Нандзэн-дзи”
  • Slovenian: “tempelj Nanzen”
  • Spanish: “Nanzen-ji”
  • Thai: “นันเซ็นจิ”
  • Turkish: “Nanzen-ji”
  • Ukrainian: “Нандзен-джі”
  • Ukrainian: “Нандзен-дзі”
  • Vietnamese: “chùa Nanzen”

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