Tenryu-ji Temple: The best zen temple in Kyoto

Arc Sosangyo
5 min readSep 16, 2021

Zen temple that offers the best viewing experience

Photo by: Arc Sosangyo, August 15, 2020

The most important and prestigious Zen temple of Kyoto, Japan located in Arashiyama district. Registered as a world heritage site by UNESCO, Tenryu-ji temple is the number 1 among the city’s five great zen temples.

The place is breathtaking. Visiting Tenryu-ji allows you to experience the luxury life of a privileged class during Japan’s medieval times.

Photo by: Arc Sosangyo, August 15, 2020

The garden is famous for the beauty of its maple leaves. Which makes it popular during fall. It’s also a good place to visit on spring. Unfortunately for me, I visited the place during summer. So I’ll definitely go back here this autumn. I swear.

If you like visiting historical buildings, you will definitely appreciate both the interior and exterior of the structure.

Photo by: Arc Sosangyo, August 15, 2020. I love meditating here.

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Arc Sosangyo

Arc is an iOS Dev and app publisher, a former IT manager who transitioned to iOS engineering, and a big fan of AI, coding, science, history, and philosophy.