Sangen-in

Sangen-in is a Buddhist temple in , , . Sangen-in is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Daitoku-ji and Jukō-in.

Buddhist temple
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is a Rinzai school Zen Buddhist temple in the Murasakino neighborhood of in the city of . Its is Ryūhōzan. The temple complex is one of the largest Zen temples in Kyoto, covering more than 23 hectares. is situated 150 metres east of Sangen-in.

Buddhist temple
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is a sub-temple of , , . It was founded in 1566 as the mortuary temple of Miyoshi Nagayoshi. In 1589 Sen no Rikyū designated it as the mortuary temple for his family.

Buddhist temple
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is a sub-temple of , , . It was founded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1582 as the mortuary temple of Oda Nobunaga. Hideyoshi granted the temple three hundred koku and staged his celebrated Daitoku-ji tea gathering on its grounds in 1585. is situated 100 metres north of Sangen-in.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamigyō-ku and Kyoto-Gyoen.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-ky.

Neighborhood
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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 southeast of Sangen-in.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . It is located in the northeastern part of the city. is situated 3 km east of Sangen-in.

Sangen-in

Latitude
35.04332° or 35° 2′ 36″ north
Longitude
135.74496° or 135° 44′ 42″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2PVV+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 972811485
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Sangen-in” goes by many names.
  • French: “Sangen-in”
  • Japanese: “Sangen-in”
  • Japanese: “さんげにん”

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