Shinju-an, Buddhist temple in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Shinju-an is a Zen temple within the Daitoku-ji complex in Kyoto featuring traditional Japanese architecture, tatami rooms, sliding doors, and landscaped gardens. The grounds include several chambers, notably the Hojo room with important artworks and a quiet courtyard with gravel areas and planted spaces.

Shinju-an was founded during the Eikyō era (1429–1441) by Ikkyū Sōjun, the Zen monk who revived Daitoku-ji. It burned in the Ōnin War and was rebuilt in 1491 by Owa Sōrin, a wealthy merchant from Sakai. In 1638 the Kyoto merchant Gotō Masukatsu donated the hojo hall.

The temple's name was chosen by Ikkyū Sōjun after a story of Yangqi Fanghui meditating in a ruined temple on a snowy night, when moonlight made the snow on the floor shine like pearls. The tea room Teigyokuken, said to follow the taste of Kanamori Sōwa, founder of the Sōwa school of tea, has a two-mat daime seat and a floor area under a pent roof holding a stone basin and stepping stones.

The temple is only accessible by advance reservation, so planning ahead is necessary. The Kyoto City Bus from Kyoto Station to Daitoku-ji mae stop provides convenient access, from which the temple is a short walk away.

The name was chosen by Ikkyū Sōjun after a story about the Chinese Zen master Yangqi Fanghui: meditating in a ruined temple on Yangqi Mountain on a snowy night, he saw snow blown onto the floor shine like pearls in the moonlight. The temple keeps a portrait of Ikkyū with his own inscription opening "Fūkyō kyōkaku ki kyōfū".