Nanshu-ji Temple

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A representative Zen temple of Sakai where Sen no Rikyu trained and legends related to Tokugawa Ieyasu remain. The dry landscape garden, designated as a National Scenic Spot, is a masterpiece expressing the profundity of nature using only stones and sand, wrapping visitors in a mind-purifying silence. The "Eight-Way Glaring Dragon" painted on the ceiling has a mysterious power, meeting your eyes from any angle. A sanctuary where the spirituality of Zen and the history of tea ceremony densely intersect.

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Nanshu-ji Temple

Address
3-1-2 Minamihatagomachi Higashi, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka
Website
http://www.city.sakai.lg.jp/kanko/rekishi/bunkazai/bunkazai/shokai/bunya/meisyo/nanshujiteien.html
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