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 > Kōraku-en Kōraku-en（後楽園） The Kōraku-en gardens are a large strolling garden with a meandering stream and belong to the Three Great Gardens in Japan. They have been built in 1700 (Edo period) by the lord of the Okayama area, Ikeda...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
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Other Regions > Shūraku-en Shūraku-en（衆楽園） Shūraku-en is a park in Tsuyama city in the prefecture Okayama. The garden was built after the model of the Kyoto Sento Imperial Palace for the daimyo Mori Nagatsugu. The garden designer was a disciple of Kobori...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Kyoto Area > Shūgaku-in Rikyū Shūgaku-in Rikyū（修学院離宮） Shūgaku-in Rikyū is an exception among Kyoto’s imperial gardens. There is not only one garden on its grounds, but three separate gardens. The gardens are connected by gravel paths, which lead through vegetable patches and...Continue Reading
