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Zuihō-in (Daitoku-ji)（瑞峯院）
Zuihō-in is an extraordinary temple in Kyoto: It was founded by daimyo Otomo, who was one of the early Christians in Japan. He founded the temple as his family temple; he and his wife are buried here as well. Garden designer Shigemori Mirei, who created the gardens in 1961, included a Garden of the Cross and even a statue of the Virgin Mary in reference to the founder.
The temple itself was built in 1546, after the Onin war (1467-77), so many of its building have never burnt and are still in their original shape.
The main garden to the south of the Hōjō is called Dokuza-tei (独坐庭 ). The Chinese characters mean Alone-Sitting-Garden and refer to an Island of the Taoist mythology. From the famous Horai-Zan, the Mountain of the Blessed, a long and thin peninsula protrudes into the rough sea. Even further away is a single island, sitting alone in the rough waters of the wide sea. If you look at the garden, it is actually really easy to see the Horai-zan in the right-hand corner, the peninsula in front of it and the rough sea.
Contents of the eBook
12 pages full of information about the temple
21 pictures of the gardens
PDF 15 MB
The eBook is delivered as PDF.
Feel free to pin these pictures to your Pinterest board:
The temple itself was built in 1546, after the Onin war (1467-77), so many of its building have never burnt and are still in their original shape.
The main garden to the south of the Hōjō is called Dokuza-tei (独坐庭 ). The Chinese characters mean Alone-Sitting-Garden and refer to an Island of the Taoist mythology. From the famous Horai-Zan, the Mountain of the Blessed, a long and thin peninsula protrudes into the rough sea. Even further away is a single island, sitting alone in the rough waters of the wide sea. If you look at the garden, it is actually really easy to see the Horai-zan in the right-hand corner, the peninsula in front of it and the rough sea.
Contents of the eBook
- Introduction
- Daitoku-ji
- History of Zuihō-in
- -Shigemori Mirei-
- Buildings
-Hōjō
-Teahouse Yokei-an
-Teahouse Anshō-ken
-Teahouse Heisei-tai-an
-Gates - Gardens
-Entry Garden
-Dokuza-tei
-Kanmin-tei
-Tea gardens - Anika’s Impressions
- Recommendations around Zuihō-in
- Access & General Information
- Related eBooks
12 pages full of information about the temple
21 pictures of the gardens
PDF 15 MB
The eBook is delivered as PDF.
Feel free to pin these pictures to your Pinterest board:
Watch the Zuiho-in video here.
Directions
How to get there
Bus: Take the bus 205 or 206 and get off at the stop ‘Daitoku-ji’.
Subway: Take the Karasuma line to Kitaō-ji station and walk about 15 minutes in a westward direction.
Admission
400 Yen
Address
EN: 〒603-8231, Kyoto-Shi, Kita-Ku, Murasakino, 53 Daitoku-ji-Chō
JP: 〒603-8231, 京都市 北区 紫野 大徳寺町53
Telephone
075-491-1454
Opening hours
9am – 5pm
Bus: Take the bus 205 or 206 and get off at the stop ‘Daitoku-ji’.
Subway: Take the Karasuma line to Kitaō-ji station and walk about 15 minutes in a westward direction.
Admission
400 Yen
Address
EN: 〒603-8231, Kyoto-Shi, Kita-Ku, Murasakino, 53 Daitoku-ji-Chō
JP: 〒603-8231, 京都市 北区 紫野 大徳寺町53
Telephone
075-491-1454
Opening hours
9am – 5pm
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