KENNINJI　TEMPLE

栄西が開いた臨済宗の寺。境内には鎌倉後期築の勅使門、方丈などが並ぶ。方丈では枯山水庭園とともに、国宝の俵屋宗達作「風神雷神像」が見られる。塔頭に、名園で知られている両足院がある。

This temple was built by Priest Eisai, the founder of Rinzai Buddhis, in 1202 as the first temple of his sect in Kyoto. The location of this temple was thought to be very good, since it was close to both the regional headquarters of the Minamoto, currently in power, and those of the Taira, the previous shogunate family, who had lost power in 1185, The temple's Chokushi-mon Gate, which is an Important Cultural Property and is unusual in having four legs, was originally part of the Taira headquarters. This temple was rebuilt during the Edo period(1600-1868). Many cultural properties belong to the temple, as well as a National Treasure, a folded screen painting of "the God of Wind and the God of the Thunder"by Sotatsu Tawaraya.

拝観時間：１０：００〜１６：００

拝観料：境内無料

駐車場：なし

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