Sōken-in

Sōken-in 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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jukō-in and Daitoku-ji.

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.

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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 230 metres southeast of Sōken-in.

Buddhist temple
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The is a sub-temple of , a temple of the Rinzai school of Zen in Buddhism, one of the five most important Zen temples of . The name means "The Academy of the Great Immortals." was founded by the Zen priest Kogaku Sōkō, and was built between 1509 and 1513. is situated 130 metres east of Sōken-in.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamigyō-ku and Kyoto-Gyoen.

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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.

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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 Sōken-in.

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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 Sōken-in.

Sōken-in

Latitude
35.04415° or 35° 2′ 39″ north
Longitude
135.74454° or 135° 44′ 40″ east
Inception
1583
Open location code
8Q7Q2PVV+MR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 972811489
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q1058324
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Swedish—“Sōken-in” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဆိုးခန်းအင်း”
  • Chinese: “总见院”
  • Chinese: “總見院”
  • Czech: “Sókenin”
  • Dutch: “Sōken-in”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سوكن ان”
  • French: “Sōken-in”
  • Galician: “Sōken-in”
  • Hungarian: “Szóken-in”
  • Japanese: “Sōken-in”
  • Japanese: “そうけんいん”
  • Japanese: “総見院”
  • Korean: “소우켄인”
  • Swedish: “Sōken-in”

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Highlights include Nyoi-an and Ryosen-an temple.

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