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Ryōan-ji
CultureVisit: ~60 min
Zen temple of the Rinzai school founded around 1450, famous for its dry garden: a rectangle of raked gravel with fifteen stones grouped on moss, arranged so that from no single point can all fifteen be seen at once. It can be contemplated while sitting on the wooden corridor. The grounds also include a pond, Kyōyōchi, and a stroll garden. It is part of the World Heritage Site and is in the north-west of Kyoto, near Kinkaku-ji.
Add it to your trip on Wanloria →Things to do at Ryōan-ji: 3 missions
- Take a turn around the Kyōyōchi pondGo out to the stroll garden and walk around the Kyōyōchi pond, in the temple grounds.
- Try to see all fifteen stones at onceSit on the wooden corridor and try counting the stones from different points along it. Try to find an angle from which all of them can be seen.
- Look at the raked gravelLook at the lines of raked gravel and how they are drawn around the stones. Photograph a detail.
Near Ryōan-ji
Ninna-ji558 m awayKinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)1.1 km awayMyōshin-ji1.3 km awayKitano Tenman-gū1.6 km awayToei Kyoto Studio Park2.2 km awayKōryū-ji2.3 km away
Frequently asked questions
How much time do you need for Ryōan-ji?
Allow about 1 h for the visit.
Source: Wikipedia