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Kennin-ji Temple

A venerable Buddhist temple with traditional dry gardens, a tea house, and vividly colored sliding-screen paintings.

★ 4.5 ・ 9,563 online ratings
Garden ・ History ・ Architecture ・ Culture ・ Temple ・ Art
Opening hours
10:00–16:30
Business status
Open
Official website
Link
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Basic information｜Kennin-ji Temple

A venerable Buddhist temple with traditional dry gardens, a tea house, and vividly colored sliding-screen paintings.

Details

Opening hours
Mon10:00–16:30
Tue10:00–16:30
Wed10:00–16:30
Thu10:00–16:30
Fri10:00–16:30
Sat10:00–16:30
Sun10:00–16:30
Business status
Open
Official website
Link
Phone
+81 75-561-6363
Kennin-ji Temple
584 Komatsu-cho, Yamatooji-dori Shijo-sagaru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto 605-0811, Japan
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Popularity insights

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Overall score
8.3/ 10
Recommendation

Feedback online is consistently strong — highly recommended for travellers.

Radar chart of popularity metricsEach metric is scored out of ten; the closer the shape sits to the outer ring, the higher the score.Social buzzSearch interestReview scoreVisit volumeFeedback rateNearby buzz

Metric scores

Every metric is scored out of 10

01Social buzz
6.7 / 10
02Search interest
5.6 / 10
03Review score
9.3 / 10
04Visit volume
9.4 / 10
05Feedback rate
9.4 / 10
06Nearby buzz
9.3 / 10

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