Tenryu-ji Temple

Famous garden with a borrowed view of Arashiyama and powerful ceiling paintings

It is the head temple of the Tenryu-ji school of the Rinzai sect and was built on the site of Kameyama-dono Palace in 1339 by Takauji ASHIKAGA to pray for the soul of the Emperor Godaigo. It is also famous as the first temple in Japan to be designated as a historic site or special place of scenic beauty. The powerful Unryu-zu on the ceiling of the Hatto and the Daruma-zu on the screen at the front entrance of the Kuri are must-sees.
The Sogenchi Garden, which features Arashiyama as its background, was created by Muso Soseki, the founder (first chief priest) of Tenryu-ji Temple and a famous landscape designer. Japan's first historic site and special place of scenic beauty.

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  Muso Kokushi, the founder of Tenryu-ji Temple: Unryu-zu painted by the Japanese-style painter Matazo KAZAN as a memorial project for his imina in 650.

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  You can visit the lecture hall "Unryu-zu" every Saturday, Sunday, national holidays and during a special period (September 7, 2024 to December 1).

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  Daruma-zu (a painting of Bodhidharma) that greets worshippers at the reception desk of each hall. The motif is Daruma Daishi, the founder of the Zen sect.

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