Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Kyoto Area > Jukō-in (Daitoku-ji) Jukō-in (Daitoku-ji)（聚光院） Jukō-in is a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji. It was established in 1566 after the death of daimyo Miyoshi Nagayoshi. The graves of its founding abbot Shorei Sokin and the famous Japanese tea master Sen no Rikyu...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Kyoto Area > Sanbō-in (Daigō-ji) Sanbō-in (Daigō-ji)（醍醐寺 三宝院） Sanbō-in is a temple of the Shingon school of Buddhism. It is a sub-temple of Daigō-ji and especially known for its beautiful garden. The temple was built in 1115 (Heian period) and rebuilt in...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Other Regions > Raikyū-ji Raikyū-ji（頼久寺） Raikyū-ji is an old temple of the Rinzai school of Buddhism. It is unclear when it was founded, but Ashikaga Takauji, the first shogun of the Muromachi period (1337 to 1573) has rebuilt the temple in 1339....Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Other Regions > Nōnin-ji Nōnin-ji（能仁寺） Nōnin-ji is a temple of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism built in the Azuchi-Momoyama period. The gardens are especially beautiful in early summer, when the hydrangeas are flowering, and in fall, when the leaves of the...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Kyoto Area > Nijō Castle – Ninomaru Nijō Castle – Ninomaru（二条城 二の丸庭園） The Ninomaru gardens of the Nijō castle in Kyoto have been designed by garden master Kobori Enshu. The palace was built for the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu in the...Continue Reading
I hoped for some blog posts between the new eBook announcements, however, work kept me busy and I was not able to finish the two posts I already started.. That’s why, again, you can read about Real Japanese Gardens new eBook. But I think that’s not so bad either! Because...Continue Reading
