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13 Goryonoshita-cho Ryoanji
6168001 Kyoto
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+81 75 463 2216
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Neighborhood :
Ukyo-ku
- Mon to Sun from 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM
Ryoanji is the world's most famous Zen stone garden and dates from the fifteenth century. Fifteen rocks are arranged in five groups within a walled rectangle of raked white gravel, perhaps representing the ocean or infinity. Color is provided by patches of green moss and the whole design is meant for meditative contemplation and to facilitate a silent conversation with oneself. To best appreciate Ryoanji's serene beauty arrive early. The temple grounds also include a large lake-garden.
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An experience for life!
It is amazing what the monks did with a grain of gold the size of a grain of rice - gilded a tatami-sized carving! When we were there, we helpe...
Still the best there
this is really save my time to understand myself and others better. it's like everything to be destinated. we can learn much more from those wh...
Very ironic...
I actually love Ryoanji and am there each time I'm in Kyoto. I love to sit down and just stare at the rock garden.However, for this quintessen...
Didn't really enjoy it
I went in Autumn and some plants are already dying, if not the ponds should have been much more beautiful.Well, maybe because I have a 2 yr old...
I must be missing something....
Sorry, I just didn't get it. This Zen rock garden just didn't impress me or move me at all. Perhaps it would have been different if the garde...
Zen personified
There is a reason this is the most famous zen garden. If you come in the morning, around 7 to 8 am, you'll get the best seat with no crowd. Bri...
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