What other travelers are saying about Eikando Zenrin-ji
Beautiful architecture and scenery even during summer. Can spend a whole day if visit during autumn season. Highly recommend to visit as the place is so exceptional and with less tourists.
I’ve been this temple in June. There is a little pond in the centre when you got in. Everyone can sit down and chill, watching the fish and the lotus. You can feel the fish just like floating on the leaves cuz the reflection, which is so stunning.
So green and they put some little white stone in the yard. It looks like little running creek when the sunshine comes out.
Really worth visiting, a beautiful and extensive array of buildings, a view out over Kyoto for those not afraid of a few stairs and stunning grounds. The primary plantings are Japanese maple, so the park would be very green in summer, we visited at the start of Autumn and the foliage was just beginning to turn but in full Autumn (October) would be even more spectacular.
Came here at 4pm when the person in the ticket booth was putting the “closed” sign, but still let us go through and buy tickets.
We visited the temple when it was almost empty, and it was an amazing experience, much smaller and more personal than other grandiose spots around Kyoto. The interior of the temple was incredible and the different shrines and the pagoda and the well kept gardens made it a truly magical spot.
One of our favourite temples in Kyoto, just before the start of the Philosophers Path. Had access to the buildings and gardens. Beautifully set garden with a view of the main temple and pagoda. Nowhere near as busy as other sights in Kyoto, but just as scenic. Highly recommend.
