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Saiho-ji Temple

Garden information

Address
56 Matsuojingatanichō, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto, 615-8286, Japan

About

Koinzan is also called “moss temple” because the precincts are covered with more than 120 kinds of moss. Many Zen temples in Japan were founded in the Kamakura period when Zen Buddhism was introduced and flourished. It has a long history of over 1,200 years.

Location

Public Garden