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Temples

Sen-nyuji

Area

East



Highlight
Sennyuji means 'temple of pure spring water.' The temple was for centuries, a mortuary temple for imperial family and other aristocrats.


Details
There are also moss gardens and a large pond with a population of waterbirds. Kyoyochi ("Mirror shaped") Pond was created by the Tokudaiji family in the 12th century, and has a large population of waterbirds, especially the Mandarin duck, thus having the common name, "Oshidori ike". On the edge of the pond a tofu restaurant from which you can enjoy the view.


Temples

Sen-nyuji

Area

East

Open

9:00am to
4:30pm

Admission

500 Yen
Highschool & Jr. Highschool: 300 Yen ; Viewing of gardens - 300 Yen / Elementary: free

Address

27 Yamanouchi-cho Sennyuji Higashiyama-ku

Tel No.

+81-75-561-1551

URL

http://www.mitera.org/HTML/ENGLISH/INTROE%7E1.HTM

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