Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
SIGHTS
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NANZEN-IN
OFFLINE MAP
(
南禅院
; 771-0365; dawn-dusk; 10min walk from Keage Station, Tōzai subway line)
This sub-
temple of Nanzen-ji is up the steps after you pass under the aqueduct. It has an attractive
garden designed around a heart-shaped pond. This garden is best seen in the morning or
around noon, when sunlight shines directly into the pond and illuminates the colourful
carp.
TENJU-AN
| TEMPLE
OFFLINE MAP
(
天授庵
; 771-0365; 86-8 Fukuchi-chō, Nanzen-ji, Sakyō-ku; admission ¥400; 9am-5pm Mar-mid-Nov, to
4.30pm mid-Nov-Feb; 10min walk from Keage Station, Tōzai subway line)
Another subtemple of
Nanzen-ji, Tenju-an is located on the south side of San-mon, the main gate of Nanzen-ji.
Constructed in 1337, Tenju-an has a splendid garden and a great collection of carp in its
pond.
KONCHI-IN
OFFLINE MAP
(
金地院
; 771-3511; 86-12 Fukuchi-chō, Nanzen-ji, Sakyō-ku; admission ¥400; 8.30am-5pm Mar-Nov, to
4.30pm Dec-Feb; 10min walk from Keage Station, Tōzai subway line)
Just southwest of the main pre-
cincts of Nanzen-ji, this fine subtemple has a wonderful garden designed by Kobori Enshū.
If you seek a good example of the technique of
shakkei
(borrowed scenery)
,
look no fur-
ther.
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NANZEN-JI OKU-NO-IN
OFFLINE MAP
(
南禅寺奥の院
; Nanzen-ji, Sakyō-ku; dawn to dusk; 10min walk from Keage Station, Tōzai subway line)
Perhaps the best part of Nanzen-ji is overlooked by most visitors: Nanzen-ji Oku-no-in, a
small shrine hidden in a forested hollow behind the main precinct. To get here, walk up to
the red-brick aqueduct in front of Nanzen-in. Follow the road that runs parallel to the aque-
duct up into the hills, and walk past (or through)
Kōtoku-an
, a small subtemple on your
left. Continue up the steps into the woods until you reach a waterfall in a beautiful moun-
