Dashinin
Daishinin is the Tatchu (temple on the grounds of a large temple) of Myoshinji Temple.It is said to have been built by Masamoto Hosokawa in 1479.The “A-Un garden” in the front garden of Shoin is a dry landscape garden with white sand, moss, and stones.A-Un(阿吽) means the beginning and the end of all ....
Daihoin
Daihoin is the Tatchu (temple on the grounds of a large temple) of Myoshinji Temple.It was built in 1625 as a family temple of Nobuyuki Sanada (brother of Yukimura Sanada), the first lord of the Matsudai domain in Shinano.The Roji Garden represented the clean world of Buddhism.Matcha green tea and t....
Tenryuji Temple
Tenryuji Temple, a World Heritage Site, is the head temple of the Tenryuji School of Rinzai Zen Buddhism.It was originally built by Ashikaga Takauji to mourn the loss of Emperor Godaigo.Since its foundation, the temple has suffered eight major fires, including the Onin War and the Hamagurimon Incide....
Tojiin Temple
Tojiin Temple is the family temple of the Ashikaga family.It is a temple of the Rinzai sect of Buddhism, founded in 1341 by Shogun Ashikaga as a separate temple, and belongs to the Tenryuji school.The garden is composed of Shinji Pond in the east and Fuyo Pond in the west in a pond-enrichment style.....
Ninnaji Temple
Ninnaji Temple, a World Heritage Site, is the head temple of the Omuro school of the Shingon sect of Buddhism.The name of Ninnaji Temple is derived from the name of the year, and the principal image of the temple is Amida Sanson.It was also called "Omuro Gosho" (Imperial Household Office) because 30....
Hogonin
Hogonin is the Tatchu (temple on the grounds of a large temple) of Tenryuji Temple.In 2002, it was moved to its current location and opened to the public for the first time in 140 years. It is still usually closed to the public, but is open to the public on special occasions in spring and fall.The m....
Matsunoo Taisha
Matsunoo Taisha is one of the oldest shrines in Kyoto.Within the precincts of the temple are the Shofu-en Garden (Joko no Niwa, Kyokusui no Niwa, and Horai no Niwa) by Mirei Shigemori.Officially, it is called "Matsunoo Taisha," but locals often call it "Matsuo taisya.It is also famous as the god of ....
Ryoanji Temple
Ryoanji Temple, a World Heritage Site, is said to have been built by Hosokawa Katsumoto in 1450 after he received a villa belonging to the Daitokuji family.The famous stone garden is composed of 15 stones divided into 7, 5, and 3, arranged so that all stones are not visible from any angle.....
Rokuoin
Rokuoin was originally built in 1380 by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who dreamed that he could prolong his life if he built a temple here, as the Tatchu (temple on the grounds of a large temple) of Daifukuden Hodoji.Hodoji was destroyed by fire during the Onin War, but only Rokuoin remained.The name Rokuoin....
Koumyouin
Koumyouin 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 place....