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Unnamed Road, Nanzenji Fukuchichō, Sakyō-ku, Kyōto-shi, Kyōto-fu 606-8435, Japan
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N35° 0' 40" E135° 47' 39"
(35.011111111111, 135.79416666667)
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Nanzen-ji (南禅寺, Nanzen-ji), or Zuiryusan Nanzen-ji, formerly Zenrin-ji (禅林寺, Zenrin-ji), is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Emperor Kameyama established it in 1291 on the site of his previous detached palace. It is also the headquarters of the Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen. The precincts of Nanzen-ji are a nationally designated Historic Site and the Hōjō gardens a Place of Scenic Beauty.
