Seikan-ji (清閑寺)

Seikan-ji (清閑寺)

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 :-)

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Nearby: the Toyotomi Hideyoshi Mausoleum 豊国廟 (320m), Kiyomizudera 清水寺 (640m), 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.

Photos of Seikan-ji:

Sacred stone in a remote temple overlooking Kyoto
Kyoto from a nearby valley
Temple belfry and autumn colours, Seikan-ji, Kyoto, Japan
Bell rope and donation box, Seikan-ji temple, Kyoto, Japan
Seikan-ji belfry in autumn, Kyoto, Japan