Ganka-sui

Places of Interest Nearby

Kinkaku-ji

Buddhist temple

Photo: Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kinkaku-ji, officially named Rokuon-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan and a tourist attraction. It is designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape, and one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. Kinkaku-ji is situated 100 metres southeast of Ganka-sui.

Golden Pavilion

Photo: Jaycangel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ryōan-ji

Buddhist temple

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Ryōan-ji is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Myōshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The Ryōan-ji garden is considered one of the finest surviving examples of kare-sansui, a refined type of Japanese Zen temple… Ryōan-ji is situated 1¼ km southwest of Ganka-sui.

Places in the Area

Kamigyō-ku

Suburb

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Kamigyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-kyō. Kamigyō-ku is situated 3 km southeast of Ganka-sui.

Ukyō District

Suburb

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Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Ukyō District is situated 3½ km south of Ganka-sui.

Kyoto-Gyoen

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 Kyoto Imperial Palace. Kyoto-Gyoen is situated 3½ km southeast of Ganka-sui.

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