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Nanzen-in 南禅院

Nanzen-in (南禅院) is one of the tatchu sub-temples of Nanzen-ji, a Rinzai school Zen Buddhist temple in the Fukuchi neighborhood of Sakyō-ku in the city of Kyoto Japan. Its honzon is a Kamakura period statue of Emperor Kameyama, which is a National Important Cultural Property.

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Nanzen-in — 南禅院
Photo: PlusMinus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
LocationSakyō-ku, Kyoto (左京区 京都府)
Coordinates35.01030, 135.79387 · Open in Google Maps
TypeJapanese garden
Cultural propertyPlace of Scenic Beauty, Historic Site of Japan
Established1287
Official websitehttp://www.nanzen.net/keidai_nanzenin.html

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