Koumyouin
Koumyouin（光明院） is a Tatchu (temple on the grounds of a large temple) of Tofukuji Temple.The garden in front of the hojo is a pond-style dry landscape garden by Mirei Shigemori.
The garden, named after the temple’s name Koumyo, consists of white sand, green moss, and three stone arrangements in three places, and was named “Hashin-no-niwa.
Clouds are represented by azaleas and azaleas. The tea pavilion “Luogetsuan” represents the moon rising from the eastern sky.Koumyouin is beautiful in the season of fresh green when the moss becomes bright green, and is also known as “rainbow moss dela.
Access to Koumyouin from Kyoto Station takes about 5 minutes by JR and Keihan trains (not including transfer time), and about 6 minutes on foot from Toba-kaido Station.Approximately a 20-minute walk from JR Tofukuji Station.
Koumyouin Map
| opening hours | 8:00 a.m. - sunset |
| regular closing day | without a holiday |
| entrance fee | 300 yen |
| bus stop | City bus Tofukuji bus stop |
| station | Keihan Toba-kaido Station※From Kyoto Station, get off at JR Tofukuji Station and walk about 20 minutes. |
| parking lot | Parking available（free） ※2 to 3 units※Tofukuji Temple parking lot is also available, but parking is prohibited during the fall foliage season.※Train is recommended during the fall foliage period. |
| official site | Koumyouin |
Koumyouin around
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