Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Tokyo Area > Mukōjima-hyakka-en Mukōjima-hyakka-en（向島百花園） This garden was built by an antique dealer between 1804 and 1830. The name of the garden means “a garden with a hundred flowers that bloom throughout the four seasons”, and the garden is indeed known for...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Kyoto Area > Konchi-in Konchi-in（金地院 南禅寺） Konchi-in is a sub-temple of the Nanzen-ji temple complex. The temple was built in the early 15th century by shogun Ashikaga Yoshimochi (足利義持). In 1605, it was relocated from northern Kyoto to its present location inside the...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Kyoto Area > Kajū-ji Kajū-ji（勧修寺） Kajū-ji、sometimes pronounced as Kanshu-ji, is the head temple of the Yamashina school of Shingon Buddhism. It was founded in year 900 (Heian period) by the emperor Daigo. The garden has a large island pond with a great...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Kyoto Area > Jizō-in Jizō-in（地蔵院） Jizō-in is a really small temple with great atmosphere. Just a few minutes away from Saihō-ji, the moss temple, it is overlooked by most tourists. It was built as a temple of the Buddhist Rinzai school in...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Kyoto Area > Hōsen-in Hōsen-in（宝泉院） Hōsen-in is a sub-temple of Shorin-in. One of its highlights is the garden in front of a bamboo background, that is framed by the pillars of the tatami room like a painting. A special delight is to...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Tokyo Area > Happō-en Happō-en（八芳園） Nowadays, the beautiful Happō-en gardens serve mainly as a backdrop for traditional Japanese wedding parties and banquets. There is a kaiseki restaurant overlooking the Japanese garden and a tea house where visitors can get a bowl of...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Kyoto Area > Entsū-ji Entsū-ji（圓通寺） The Emperor Go-Mizuno abdicated in 1629 and began to built this villa and garden as a retirement residence. It took him 13 years to find the right place for it with a nice view on Mt. Hiei...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Kyoto Area > Chion-in Chion-in（知恩院） The Chion-in is the headquarters of the Jōdo-shū (Pure Land Sect of Buddhism) founded by priest Hōnen (1133–1212). The original temple was built in 1234 by Hōnen’s disciple, Genchi (1183–1238). It’s Sanmon is the oldest Mountain gate...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Other Regions > Kenroku-en Kenroku-en（兼六園） Kenroku-en is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan. It was built in the Edo period (1603-1868) for the Maeda daimyo clan. It used to be the outer garden of the Kanazawa castle. The garden has...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Other Regions > Kairaku-en Kairaku-en（偕楽園） Kairaku-en is a large strolling garden in Mito-Shi, Ibaraki-Ken. It was built by Tokugawa Nariaki in the year 1841 for the enjoyment of normal people of the area. The garden belongs to the Three Great Gardens of...Continue Reading
