also: きょうとごさん
noun
Kyoto Gozan; the five great Rinzai temples of Kyoto
Refers specifically to the five most important Rinzai Zen temples in Kyoto, historically ranked as the top tier of the Gozan system.
京都五山は、天龍寺、相国寺、建仁寺、東福寺、万寿寺の五つの寺院からなる。
The Kyoto Gozan consists of five temples: Tenryū-ji, Shōkoku-ji, Kennin-ji, Tōfuku-ji, and Manju-ji.
The Kamakura Gozan, the five great Rinzai temples of Kamakura, which together with the Kyoto Gozan formed the full Gozan system.
From 京都 (Kyoto) + 五山 (gozan, 'five mountains/temples'), referring to the five highest-ranking Rinzai Zen temples in Kyoto under the Muromachi-period Gozan system.