Kennin-ji

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Kennin-ji
建仁寺
Main Hall
Religion
Affiliation	Zen Buddhism
Deity	Shaka Nyorai
Rite	Kennin-ji Rinzai
Location
Location	Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
Country	Japan
Shown within Kyoto Prefecture Show map of Kyoto Prefecture Kennin-ji (Japan) Show map of Japan
Geographic coordinates	35°00′3.55″N 135°46′25.19″E / 35.0009861°N 135.7736639°E / 35.0009861; 135.7736639
Architecture
Founder	Minamoto no Yoriie and Myōan Eisai
Date established	1202
Completed	19th century (Reconstruction)
Website
www.kenninji.jp

Kennin-ji (Japanese: 建仁寺) is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, and head temple of its associated branch of Rinzai Buddhism. It is considered to be one of the so-called Kyoto Gozan or "five most important Zen temples of Kyoto".