Seikan-ji (清閑寺) is a small temple in the heights of a narrow valley of Higashiyama. It is reached by walking along the Higashioji road (東大路通), passing under the expressway (pedestrian tunnel) and then walking up the hill. The 20 minute walk is not particularly rewarding, and the temple itself only offers a very narrow view of the city. It is probably of little interest even for temple freaks :-) Access: Nearby: the Toyotomi Hideyoshi Mausoleum 豊国廟 (320m), Kiyomizudera 清水寺 (670m), the Higashiyama Overlook 東山山頂公園 (1.1km), Chishaku-in 智積院 (1.2km) External links: ウィキペディア, Wikipédia, Kyoto Navi, 京都風光, Marutake, Satellite view, Map Keywords: Japan, 日本, Japon, Kyoto, 京都, Higashiyama, 清閑寺, Seikan-ji, temple, 寺院, 仏閣 Statistics: visited on 2 occasions, id 440, 7 photos. |
