Syorenin
Syorenin（青蓮院） was originally built as a monk’s abode called Shoren-bo when Saicho opened Mt. Hiei.
The first thing you will see at Syorenin is a camphor tree (registered as a natural monument in Kyoto City), the largest tree at 26.1 m. It was planted by Shinran Shonin at the end of the 12th century and was planted here after the 13th century.
The garden consists of three gardens: the “Garden of Soami“, the “Garden of Kirishima“, and the “Garden of Moss in front of the Imperial Hall”.The Fudo Myoo Nidoko image (Ao Fudo), a national treasure, is one of the three Fudo images in Japan.
To get to Syorenin from Kyoto Station, take the Kyoto Municipal Subway for about 10 minutes (not including transfer time), then walk about 10 minutes from Higashiyama Station.
Syorenin Map
| opening hours | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.※Registration closes at 4:30 p.m. |
| regular closing day | without a holiday |
| entrance fee | Adults 500 yen, Junior and senior high school students 400 yen, Elementary school students 200 yen |
| bus stop | City bus Jingu-michi bus stop |
| station | Subway Higashiyama Station※Approx. 10 minutes walk from the nearest station |
| parking lot | Parking available (free) |
| official site | Syorenin |
Syorenin around
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