Tag: 天龍寺

Tenryu-ji 天龍寺

Add: 68 Saga Tenryuji Susukinobaba-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
Tel: 075-616-8385
Hours: [Apr-Oct] 8:30am-5:30pm [Nov-Mar] 8:30am-5pm
Price: ¥500
Website: http://tenryuji.org/
Visited: Nov 2010

If you travel to Arashiyama (嵐山), Tenryu-ji would undoubtedly be on your list of places to visit. It’s ranked first among the “Top Five Zen Temples” in Kyoto and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I honestly don’t remember too much about the design and history of this particular temple complex (it is, after all, our 3rd temple for the day), other than the fact that it is majestically beautiful. Let’s just proceed with the pictures and let those speak for themselves.

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