, also called Kennen-ji, is a historic Zen Buddhist temple at 584 Komatsu-cho, Higashiyama-ku, near Gion in Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 1202, it is the first Zen temple in Japan.The monk Eisai, credited with introducing Zen to Japan, served as Kennin-ji"s founding abbot and is buried on the temple grounds. For its first years ...