With so many beautiful temples in Kyoto this one is worth visiting only for those who have plenty of time. Daitoku-ji is in a fact a complex of many temples of which only few (4 when I was there) are open for visitors and there is a separate admission fee to each of them. Surprisingly enough one of those temples...
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Daitoku-ji Temple Complex
53 Murasakino Daitoku-ji-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 603-8231, Japan
+81 75-491-0019
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Ranked #35 of 278 attractions in Kyoto
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Type: Religious Sites, Historic Sites, Gardens, Tourist/ Visitor Centres
Description: The Daitoku-ji complex of Zen Buddhism consists of 24 temples,including Daisen-in and Ryogen-in.
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Daitoku-ji is a complex of sub-temples, in the North West of Kyoto, easily reached by bus (or you can take the subway and a 10 minute walk)
There are 24 sub-temples, but most of them are closed to the public. However, the ones you can enter are lovely.
While there are temples and shrines by the hundreds in Japan, Zen...
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Daitoku-ji is a large Buddhist temple complex in the north west of Kyoto and sits on one of the Raku bus routes and so is easily reached. It is also close to Kinkaku-ji (the Golden Temple), it's only a 15 minute walk between the two along a main road, or again the Raku bus connects the two.
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