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Shōkoku-ji Temple 相国寺

Shōkoku-ji (相国寺), formally identified as Mannen-zan Shōkoku Shōten Zenji (萬年山相國承天禅寺), is a Buddhist temple in northern Kyoto, first founded in 1382 by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, with the existing temple complex having undergone several periods of extensive reconstruction and rebuilding in the succeeding eras.

Location	Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto (上京区京都府)
Coordinates	35.03306, 135.76235 · Open in Google Maps
Type	Temple garden
Cultural property	Important Cultural Property of Japan
Established	1382
Official website	http://www.shokoku-ji.or.jp

Planning a visit? Admission, opening hours and seasonal events are announced on the garden's official website — please check there before you go.

Wikipedia (English): Shōkoku-ji
Wikipedia (Japanese): 相国寺
Wikidata: Q1786709

Basic data from Wikidata (CC0). Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), linked below. Details may change; the garden's official website is the authoritative source.

Shōkoku-ji Temple 相国寺

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