Kyoto, Japan

Tenryū-ji

Tenryū-ji, Kyoto

Tenryu-ji is the leading Rinzai Zen temple of Kyoto, founded in 1339 by shogun Ashikaga Takauji to honor Emperor Go-Daigo. Its Sogenchi garden, designed by the monk Muso Soseki, borrows the Arashiyama mountains as living scenery and survives as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Location

Coordinates: 35.01596, 135.67377

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