Myoshin-ji

📍 Kyoto, Kyoto · Hanazono Myoshin-ji-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8035

Post Goshuin Post Visit

About

Mountain 正法山

Sect 臨済宗妙心寺派

Principal 釈迦如来

Founded 建武4年（1337年）

Founder 関山慧玄

Heritage 国宝梵鐘、法堂（重要文化財）

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Hours

9:00–16:00

Fee

¥500

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Available

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History

A foremost Zen monastery in Kyoto, Myoshin-ji has accumulated nearly a thousand years of contemplative tradition. Practitioners gathering within its vast temples pursue the wondrous light inherent in the heart. In Ukyo's sacred precinct, the profound essence of Zen continues its eternal transmission.