Kennin-ji

Kennin-ji is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in , , and head temple of its associated branch of Rinzai Buddhism. It is considered to be one of the so-called Kyoto Gozan or "five most important Zen temples of Kyoto".
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: building in Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kennin-ji Temple” and “禅居庵 建仁寺”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ryosokuin and Kiyomizu-dera.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple located in eastern , . It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. is situated 1 km southeast of Kennin-ji.

Shinto shrine
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, once called Gion Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in the District of , . Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri, the shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage. is situated 500 metres northeast of Kennin-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Central Kyoto.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate . and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in .

Kennin-ji

Latitude
35.00018° or 35° 0′ 1″ north
Longitude
135.7746° or 135° 46′ 29″ east
Inception
1202
Named after
Kennin
Open location code
8Q7Q2Q2F+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 760889100
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q1440954
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Kennin-ji” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Kennin məbədi”
  • Burmese: “ခန်းနင်းဂျိ”
  • Catalan: “Kennin-ji”
  • Chinese: “建仁寺”
  • Dutch: “Kennin-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كينين جى”
  • French: “Kennin-ji”
  • French: “Temple Kennin”
  • German: “Kennin-ji”
  • Hungarian: “Kennin-dzsi”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Kennin-ji”
  • Japanese: “Kennin-ji”
  • Japanese: “けんにんじ”
  • Japanese: “建仁寺”
  • Korean: “켄인지”
  • Persian: “کننین-جی”
  • Polish: “Kennin-ji”
  • Russian: “Кэнниндзи”
  • Spanish: “Kennin-ji”
  • Spanish: “Kenninji”
  • Swedish: “Kennin-ji”
  • Turkish: “Kennin-ji”

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