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Shinsenen

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Country
  
Japan

Phone
  
+81 75-821-1466

Affiliation
  
Shingon Buddhism

Completed
  
826

Founder
  
Kūkai

Shinsenen

Location
  
Monzencho, Oike-dori Shisenencho Higashi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture

Address
  
Japan, 〒604-8306 京都府京都市中京区御池通神泉苑東入門前町166

Similar
  
Nijō Castle, Nijōjō‑mae Station, Mibu‑dera, Heian Palace, Mikane Shrine

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Shinsenen (神泉苑) is a Shingon Japanese Buddhist temple located south of Nijō Castle in the approximate center of the modern city of Kyoto, Honshu, Japan. It was founded by Kūkai in 824 and predominantly consists of a large water garden centering about a pond. It is said to be the oldest existing garden in Kyoto.

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Shinsenen Wikipedia