Temple · Nanzenji / Okazaki
Konchi-in Temple 金地院
Nanzen-ji subtemple once headed by Tokugawa advisor Ishin Suden, with a crane-and-turtle garden designated a Special Place of Scenic Beauty.
Getting thereKeage Station (Tozai Line), 5 min walk
Time needed30-60 min
Best timeNovember
Address86-12 Nanzenji Fukuchicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
About
Konchi-in was the seat of Ishin Suden, who drafted Tokugawa laws and diplomacy and gave the temple enormous influence. Its dry garden, attributed to Kobori Enshu, is a Special Place of Scenic Beauty. A small Toshogu shrine and a famous tea room are Important Cultural Properties.
Highlights
- Crane and turtle dry garden (Special Place of Scenic Beauty)
- Konchi-in Toshogu (Important Cultural Property)
- Hasso-seki tea room, one of Kyoto's three great tea rooms
- National Treasure paintings (shown at special openings)
Tips
- Few minutes' walk from Keage Station
- Combine with Nanzen-ji and Tenju-an
- Tea room and paintings are shown only by reservation or special openings
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