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Kyoto's Zen Gardens — Ryoan-ji Rock Garden and Daitoku-ji Subtemples — Kyoto

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Kyoto's Zen Gardens — Ryoan-ji Rock Garden and Daitoku-ji Subtemples

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A quiet pilgrimage linking the Zen temples and karesansui gardens clustered in northwestern Kyoto. From the mysterious 15-stone rock garden to the subtemple gardens of the head temple of tea, a day reading stone, moss, and sand with an empty mind.

Full day5 stopsEst. budget 30,000 KRW

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Ryoan-ji Temple龍安寺

    Temple · 50 min stay

    The world-famous karesansui rock garden. A mysterious arrangement where, of 15 stones on white sand, you can never see all from any angle.

    개문 직후(고요할 때)

  2. Walk 12 min
    2

    Ninna-ji Temple仁和寺

    Temple · 50 min stay

    Head temple of the Shingon sect and a World Heritage site. Famous for the garden and five-story pagoda of the Omuro palace, and the late-spring Omuro cherries.

  3. Transit 12 min
    3

    Myoshin-ji Taizo-in妙心寺 退蔵院

    Temple · 40 min stay

    A subtemple holding the National Treasure 'Gourd and Catfish' painting. The four seasons of the Showa masterpiece garden Yokoen are exquisite.

  4. Transit 25 min
    4

    Daitoku-ji Daisen-in大徳寺 大仙院

    Temple · 50 min stay

    A famed karesansui garden expressing the flow of landscape in stone and sand. The representative subtemple of Daitoku-ji, the head temple of tea.

  5. Walk 4 min
    5

    Daitoku-ji Koto-in大徳寺 高桐院

    Temple · 40 min stay

    A subtemple whose maple- and moss-covered approach is a marvel. The Hosokawa family bodaiji, with a quiet, deep atmosphere.

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