Shisendō Temple

Unclaimed

A place best described in the following. Tranquil and peaceful. You can explore a wonderful old Japanese house and it's garden. You can relax on the tatami and listen to the sound of nature. You can rush through the whole experience in 10 minutes or if you take your time and relax then 30-40 minutes. The entrance fee is 500¥ but totally worth it.

For me it is one of the most beautiful places in Kyoto. I visited him twice this year and it was wonderful. The calm comes to you immediately when you enter this place. I will visit this garden again and again when I come to Kyoto

A nice place with a fantastic garden where you can sit quietly and spend time on nothing but listening to the rain.

I've been to maybe 50 Buddhist temples in Kyoto over the past 15 years, and Shisen-do is, IMHO, one of the top five. It's a must-see for the incredible gardens, interior screens, scrolls, and other objects on display inside the temple. They do not allow photos inside the temple, and there is a particularly wonderful scroll of a Yurei that I was unable to find in their books and postcards for sale, containing the haunting image of a female ghost with wild hair, open mouth and white robe. Edo period I believe, and one of the most wonderful images of a Yurei I've seen. I'd return to Shisen-do just to see this scroll again someday. This temple is a lovely, warm and welcoming place all-around.

Great place to relax and read the history. Has garden to walk around