Sanzenin Temple
Address:
Kyoto, Kansai, Japan
Category: Shrine or Temple
Sanzenin Temple is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect, located in northern Kyoto. Sanzenin Temple is famous for its beautiful gardens that feature a moss garden, Autumn foliage and cherry blossom in Spring. Sanzenin Temple, also known as Kajii Monzeki, is one of the five Tendai Monzeki temples which in the past always had a chief priest who was a member of the Imperial family. Sanzenin Temple was first established in 985 and also features the distinctive thatched Ojo-Gokuraku-in which enshrines the Amida trinity statues.
