Myōshinji Temple

Local name妙心寺
LocationUkyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Myōshin-ji is a temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, and head temple of the associated branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism. The Myōshin-ji school is by far the largest school in Rinzai Zen, approximately as big as the other thirteen branches combined: it contains within it about 3,400 temples throughout Japan, together with a handful overseas, of the approximately six thousand total Rinzai temples, and also has nineteen associated monasteries, of the total of forty monasteries and one nunnery.

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Opening hours

Tours: 9:10 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. (tours depart every 20 minutes), 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. (-3:40 p.m. Feb - Nov) (every 20 minutes)

Admission

Adults: JPY 500
Students: JPY 300
Primary school students: JPY 100

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myōshin-ji

Official website http://www.myoshinji.or.jp/english

Address (Unnamed Road), Kyoto, Japan

Coordinates 35°1'24.654" N 135°43'13.576" E

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