Daitokuji Temple

Daitokuji is the head temple of the Rinzai sect's Daitokuji school within Japanese Zen Buddhism and is considered one of the best places to experience Zen in Japan.

Photo 102, 1987

Daitokuji Temple

Buddhist cemetery in Daitoku-ji complex.

Daitokuji is surrounded by many subtemples, which together form a kind of temple village. The main temple and some of the subtemples are open to the public and display Zen architecture and design, including gardens and tea ceremony rooms.

Photo 103, 1987

Daitokuji Temple complex

Photo 104, 1987

Daitokuji Temple complex

Altar

Photo 106, 1987

Daitokuji Temple complex

Garden at Daisen-in Temple within Daitokuji Temple complex

Photo 107, 1987

Daitokuji Temple complex

A tree being shaped

Photo 108, 1987