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Ryōan-ji

Ryōan-ji is a Zen temple located in northwest , . It belongs to the school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The Ryōan-ji garden is considered one of the finest surviving examples of kare-sansui, a refined type of Japanese Zen temple…
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: temple in Kyoto, Japan
  • Also known as: “Ryōan-ji Temple”
  • Wheelchair access: limited
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ninna temple and Kinkaku-ji.

Buddhist temple
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Ninna-ji is the head temple of the Omuro school of the Shingon Sect of Buddhism. Located in western , , it was first founded in AD 888 by Emperor Uda, and was later reconstructed in the 17th century. is situated 550 metres southwest of Ryōan-ji.

Buddhist temple
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, officially named Rokuon-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple in , and a tourist attraction. It is designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape, and one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Ryōan-ji.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 220 metres southwest of Ryōan-ji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ukyō District and Kamigyō-ku.

Suburb
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Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . is situated 2½ km south of Ryōan-ji.

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. is situated 3½ km east of Ryōan-ji.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people. is situated 4 km southeast of Ryōan-ji.

Ryōan-ji

Latitude
35.03349° or 35° 2′ 1″ north
Longitude
135.71806° or 135° 43′ 5″ east
Inception
1450
Open location code
8Q7Q2PM9+96
Open­Street­Map ID
way 98103477
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historic=­heritage
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landuse=­religious
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tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q587371
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Ryōan-ji” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Ryōan-ji”
  • Breton: “Ryōan-ji”
  • Bulgarian: “Рьоан-джи”
  • Burmese: “ရောအန်းဂျိ”
  • Catalan: “Ryōan-ji”
  • Central Bikol: “Zen Garden kan Kyoto”
  • Chinese: “龍安寺”
  • Czech: “Rjóandži”
  • Dutch: “Ryoan-ji”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ريوسان جى”
  • Esperanto: “Rjoan-ĝi”
  • Finnish: “Ryōan-ji”
  • French: “Ryoan-ji”
  • French: “Ryôan-ji”
  • French: “Ryōan-ji”
  • French: “Temple du repos du dragon”
  • German: “Ryōan-ji”
  • Hebrew: “ריואן-ג’י”
  • Indonesian: “Ryōan-ji”
  • Italian: “Ryoan-ji”
  • Italian: “Ryōan-ji”
  • Japanese: “Ryōan-ji”
  • Japanese: “りょうあんじ”
  • Japanese: “大雲山龍安寺”
  • Japanese: “大雲山龍安禪寺”
  • Japanese: “竜安寺”
  • Japanese: “龍安寺”
  • Korean: “료안지”
  • Persian: “ریوان-جی”
  • Polish: “Ryōan-ji”
  • Portuguese: “Ryōan-ji”
  • Romanian: “Ryōan-ji”
  • Russian: “Рёан-дзи”
  • Russian: “Рёандзи”
  • Slovenian: “Rjoan-dži”
  • Slovenian: “Rjoandži”
  • Slovenian: “Tempelj zmajevega počitka”
  • Spanish: “Ryōan-ji”
  • Swedish: “Ryoanji”
  • Thai: “เรียวอันจิ”
  • Turkish: “Ryōan-ji”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Рьоан”
  • Vietnamese: “chùa Ryōan”
  • Western Panjabi: “ریوآن-جی”
  • Yue Chinese: “龍安寺”

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