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Detail of Facade of Kennin-ji Zen Temple - Kyoto - Japan - 02
Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple; the Wind and Thunder Gods replica is in the hall. Morning or mid-afternoon — do not sprint it in before a Pontocho dinner peak.
Best time
Morning after the gates open. New Year and festivals are separate.
How to go
City bus or subway “祇園四條”. Tap ICOCA or PiTaPa. A city-bus day pass is bus only — not subway or JR.
Tips
- · Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple; the Wind and Thunder Gods replica is in the hall. Morning or mid-afternoon — do not sprint it in before a Pontocho dinner peak.
- · One axis a day. Do not stack Higashiyama, Arashiyama, Fushimi, Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
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Minamiza
Walk · 6min
Walk, same axis
Walk on to Minamiza. Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple; the Wind and Thunder Gods replica is in the hall. Morning or mid-afternoon — do not sprint it in before a Pontocho dinner peak.
Gion Matcha
Walk · 6min
Walk, same axis
Walk on to Gion Matcha. Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple; the Wind and Thunder Gods replica is in the hall. Morning or mid-afternoon — do not sprint it in before a Pontocho dinner peak.
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