Ryouan-ji

Posted on 24. Jul, 2006 by admin in Things To Do In Kyoto, Unesco World Heritage Sites

Ryouan-ji is a temple that contains perhaps the most famous Japanese rock garden in the world. The reason being it was the first rock garden.

The entrance fee is a little high in our opinion for what you get to see at the temple. Ryouanji is not very large and there is not much to see here aside from the rock garden. As usual, you swap your shoes for sandals and walk through the small temple.

There are many tourists sitting and watching the rock garden quietly. If you think you won ‘t be upset missing this attraction we would recommend skipping it. However, the grounds of Ryouanji are quite beautiful and definitely worth the trip by themselves.