Crane and Turtle Garden

Crane and Turtle Garden is a garden in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto. Crane and Turtle Garden is situated nearby to the shrine Founder Hall, as well as near the Buddhist temple Konchi Temple.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Konchi Temple and Nanzen-ji.

Konchi Temple

Buddhist temple

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Konchi-in is a Buddhist temple in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, western Japan. The temple is renowned for its Crane and Turtle Garden.

Nanzen-ji

Buddhist temple

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Nanzen-ji, or Zuiryusan Nanzen-ji, formerly Zenrin-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Emperor Kameyama established it in 1291 on the site of his previous detached palace. Nanzen-ji is situated 260 metres northeast of Crane and Turtle Garden.

第２期蹴上発電所

Historic building

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第２期蹴上発電所 is a historic building, which is situated 150 metres southwest of Crane and Turtle Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Kyōto-Gyoen.

Shimogawara-chō

Neighborhood

Photo: Clemens Vasters, CC BY 2.0.

Shimogawara-chō is a neighborhood.

Kyōto-Gyoen

Neighborhood

Photo: Shinpeiinada, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Kyōto-Gyoen is situated 3 km northwest of Crane and Turtle Garden.

Nakagyō-ku

Suburb

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Nakagyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people. Nakagyō-ku is situated 3½ km west of Crane and Turtle Garden.

Crane and Turtle Garden

Type: Garden
Also known as: “鶴亀の庭”
Category: recreation area
Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.01012° or 35° 0′ 36″ north

Longitude

135.79045° or 135° 47′ 26″ east

Inception

1632

Open location code

8Q7Q2Q6R+25

OpenStreetMap ID

way 316170013

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

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