Nanshu-ji

What makes this place special?

At a Glance

Nanshu-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Sakai, Osaka, founded in 1526 and rebuilt in 1619. Known for its connection to Sen no Rikyū, it preserves Important Cultural Properties and a nationally designated dry landscape garden.

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Why you should go

1

Nanshu-ji's dry landscape garden was laid out by Furuta Oribe in 1619 and is designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty.

2

The temple houses a monument claiming to be the true grave of Tokugawa Ieyasu, based on a legend that he was killed during the 1615 Siege of Osaka and secretly buried here, contradicting official history.