Ryōan-ji

Kyoto, Japan

Why Ryōan-ji is worth your time

A Zen Buddhist temple world-renowned for its minimalist rock garden of raked gravel and carefully placed stones. Travelers come to contemplate one of Japan's most celebrated examples of dry landscape gardening.

• Category: attraction
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More things to do in Kyoto

• Fushimi Inari Taisha
• Kinkaku-ji
• Kiyomizu-dera
• Nijō Castle
• Arashiyama
• Gion

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