Overview
The funerary temple of the Ii family. Its garden, attributed to Kobori Enshu, is a Place of Scenic Beauty.
About this place
Ryōtan-ji (龍潭寺) is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Myōshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. located in Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the head temple of one of fourteen autonomous branches of the Rinzai school. Its main image is a hibutsu statue of Kokūzō Bosatsu. The temple, including its famed Japanese garden is not open to the general public.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded：733 (traditional) Designation：Place of Scenic Beauty Blessings：Warding off evil
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