Tofukuji Temple
Address:
Kyoto, Kansai, Japan
Category: Shrine or Temple
Tofukuji Temple is a Buddhist temple which is one of the Kyoto Gozan (Five Great Zen Temples of Kyoto). Tofukuji Temple is a large temple complex with 24 sub temples remaining from an original 53. Tofukuji Temple is famous for its main gate (sanmon) which is two stories high and five bays wide with three central doors, is the oldest in Japan. Tofukuji Temple also features several Japanese gardens, of particular note is the moss garden, but there are also some distinctive gravel gardens as well. Tofukuji Temple was established in 1236 on its current site in the Higashiyama region of Kyoto.
