Ryoen-in
📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · 668 Kakimotocho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City
📿 Goshuin Info
Hours
9:00–17:00
Fee
—
Direct-write
Available
Pre-written
Available
About
MountainKitayama
SectRinzai-shu Shokoku-ji school
PrincipalKannon Bosatsu
Founded1397
FounderAshikaga Yoshimitsu
HeritageUNESCO World Heritage
Website www.shokoku-ji.jp/kinkakuji/
History
Ryoen-in's name itself proclaims complete enlightenment and perfect understanding. Visitors who come here discover their true original nature. On this sacred ground, lives once fragmented by delusion are unified into perfect wholeness. In the ancient streets of Kakimoto, this temple's gentle light continues to shine through the ages.
Benefits
Complete understandingPerfect harmonyUltimate return
