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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  • Buddhist temple
  • …dates from 1202
  • …is named after Kennin
  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Description: building in Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Kennin-ji Temple”
    “禅居庵 建仁寺”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ryosokuin and Kiyomizu-dera.
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is a Buddhist temple.
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is a Buddhist temple located in eastern , . is situated 1 km southeast of Kennin-ji.
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is a theater building, which is situated 180 metres northeast of Kennin-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Central Kyoto.
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is a neighborhood.
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encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , Japan.

Kennin-ji

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Latitude
35.00018° or 35° 0′ 1″ north
Longitude
135.7746° or 135° 46′ 29″ east
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: “Kenninji”
  • Japanese: “けんにんじ”
  • Japanese: “建仁寺”
  • Korean: “켄인지”
  • Persian: “کننین-جی”
  • Polish: “Kennin-ji”
  • Russian: “Кэнниндзи”
  • Spanish: “Kennin-ji”
  • Spanish: “Templo Kenninji”
  • Swedish: “Kennin-ji”
  • Turkish: “Kennin-ji”

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