What is "ensho-ji"

Enshō-ji may refer to:

• , a Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan founded by Imperial consort Taikenmon'in in 1128.

• , a Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto founded by Emperor Konoe in 1149.

• , a Buddhist temple complex in Nara founded by Queen Bunchi, consort of Emperor Go-Mizunoo, in 1656.

was a former Buddhist monastery in northeastern Kyoto, Japan, endowed by Imperial consort Taiken-mon'in in fulfillment of a sacred vow. It is known as one of the , which encompass monastery complexes which enjoyed extravagant Imperial patronage from their inception. They are sometimes identified as the "Superlative Temples" or the "Shō Temples" because of the middle syllable of the temple name.

is a Buddhist temple complex in Nara founded by Queen Bunchi, daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo, in 1656. Together with Chūgū-ji and Hokke-ji, it is considered one of the Three Yamato Monzeki , or imperial temples, belonging to the Myōshin-ji school of Rinzai Zen.

The temple served as model for in Yukio Mishima's Spring Snow and was used as one of the locations for the filming of its 2005 dramatization.

The temple is not open to the public.