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
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Kyoto Area > Sentō Gosho (Sentō Imperial Palace) Sentō Gosho (Sentō Imperial Palace)（仙洞御所） The Sentō Imperial Palace was built in 1630 as Emperor Go-Mizunoo’s retirement residence. Several fires have burnt down the buildings over the time, and the Sentō Imperial Palace was...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 > Kyoto Area > Kyōto Gosho (Kyoto Imperial Palace) Kyōto Gosho (Kyoto Imperial Palace)（京都御所） The Imperial Palace in Kyoto has been the seat of the Emperor from the Heian period (794-1185) until the end of the Edo period (1603-1868). After the Edo period,...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Kyoto Area > The Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji) The Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji)（金閣寺 鹿苑寺） Kinkaku-ji (the more popular name for its actual name Rokuon-ji – 鹿苑寺) is one of the most famous temples in Japan and a definite must-see on you Kyoto bucket list. The...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Kyoto Area > Katsura Rikyū Katsura Rikyū（桂離宮） The Katsura Rikyū or Katsura Imperial Palace (also known under the name Katsura Detached Palace), has been built for Prince Toshihito in the early Edo period. Since the prince was very well read, the gardens...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Kyoto Area > The Silver Pavilion (Ginkaku-ji) The Silver Pavilion (Ginkaku-ji)（銀閣寺 （慈照寺）） The second most famous temple in Kyōto and little brother of Kinkaku-ji is the Ginkaku-ji on the eastern hills of Kyōto. It was built by Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the grandson of the...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Kyoto Area > Amida-dō Byōdō-in (Phoenix Hall) Amida-dō Byōdō-in (Phoenix Hall)（平等院 鳳凰堂） The Byōdō-in temple near Kyoto city was built in 998 in the Heian period (794-1192) as residence for Minamoto no Toru. In 1052, it became a Buddhist temple. A year...Continue Reading
