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Shoren-in Temple

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  • Shoren-in Temple

  • Shoren-in Temple
    • Shoren-in temple is one of the five Monzeki temples of the Tendai sect in Kyoto; the head priests at these temples originally belonged to the imperial family.
    • Shoren-in Temple protected the priests Honen and Shinran, who were developers of new Buddhist sects in the 13th Century.
    • The temple itself is famous for its statuary as well as for its place in Japanese history. Shoren-in Temple protected the priests Honen and Shinran, who were developers of new Buddhist sects in the 13th Century. Contemporary followers of these sects regard the temple as a particularly sacred place.

The autumnal leaves of Shoren-in.

    The autumnal leaves of Shoren-in.

  • You can sit and sip green tea while contemplating the first of its four gardens, enjoying the play of light upon the maple and cherry tree leaves, flowers, and moss.
  • Shoren-in Temple's four gardens are famous in Japan, each attributed to a different luminary of Japanese landscape architecture.
  • The gardens are sometimes illuminated at night, and on occasion are the setting for traditional koto (Japanese zither) concerts.

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    Access to Shoren-in

  • [Address]
  •     69-1 Sanjobo-cho, Awataguchi Higashiyamaku, Kyoto
  • [Access]
  •     Subway; 5-minute walk from Higashiyama Station.
  •     City Bus:3-minute walk from City Bus Stop Jingumichi.

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  • [The link to a website]
  •     The website of "Shoren-in"

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