Tenjuan
Tenjuan is the founding Tatchu (temple on the grounds of a large temple) of Nanzenji Temple.It was lost during the Onin War, but was rebuilt by Hosokawa Yusai in 1602 and later became a family temple of the Hosokawa family.....
Nanzenin
Nanzenin is a branch temple of Nanzen-ji Temple. It was originally the site of a detached palace of Emperor Kameyama, and is said to be the birthplace of Nanzenji Temple.The garden is designated as one of the three most scenic and historic places in Kyoto, along with Tenryuji Garden and Kokedera Gar....
Nanzenji Temple
Nanzenji Temple is the head temple of the Nanzenji School of Rinzai Zen Buddhism.The Sanmon Gate, one of the three most important gates in Kyoto (Important Cultural Property), commands a panoramic view of the city of Kyoto.....
Murinan
Murinan is the villa of Aritomo Yamagata(Japanese samurai (Choshu clan samurai), army soldier and politician. His rank is General of the General Staff of the Army.), which was built in 1896.The garden was designed and supervised by Aritomo Yamagata himself and built by Jihei Ogawa VII. Higashiyama a....
Katsura Rikyu
Katsura Rikyu(Katsura Imperial Palace) was originally built by Prince Tomohito Hachijo, the first prince of Hachijo Palace, in 1615 as a villa (koshoin) for his family.Katsura Rikyu has been highly acclaimed overseas and was awarded second place in the American Journal of Japanese Gardening. It is f....
Gioji Temple
Gionji Temple is a nunnery belonging to the Shingon sect of Buddhism and the pagoda of Daikakuji Temple.The building was donated by Kunimichi Kitagaki, the third governor of Kyoto Prefecture (1881 - 1892).The large Yoshino window (commonly known as the "rainbow window") is impressive.Moss gardens ar....
Keishunin
Keishunin is the pagoda of Myoshinji Temple and was originally built in 1598 by Hidenori Tsuda (second son of Nobutada Oda) as "Kenshoin.There are four gardens of different styles. The garden of purity is a pot garden on the north side of the hojo. The Wabi-no-niwa is an open-air garden that leads t....
Kokedera Temple
Kokedera Temple, a World Heritage site, was founded by Prince Shotoku about 1,300 years ago.The official name of the temple is Saiboji, but it is generally called Koke-dera (moss temple) because of the blanket of moss covering the garden.The garden, designed by Muso Kokushi, is a two-tiered structur....
Shoboji Temple
Shoboji Temple belongs to the Toji school of the Shingon sect of Buddhism. The principal image of the temple is Senju Kannon (Goddess of Mercy).It is also commonly known as "Ishi no tera" (stone temple) because of the 200 tons of huge rocks in its precincts.....
Daikakuji Temple
Daikakuji Temple is the head temple of the Daikaku school of the Shingon sect of Buddhism, and was originally built as a detached palace by Emperor Saga.Daikakuji Temple is also the fundamental center for Shinkei sutra copying and the home of the Saga Goryu flower arrangement.Gionji Temple, the pago....