Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Kyoto Area > Shirakawa-in Garden Shirakawa-in Garden(白河院庭園) The Shirakawa-in is a high-class ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) with a small but superb garden. Its history traces back to the early Heian period (794-1185), when the imperial court and the first regent of the...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Other Regions > Ryugon Ryugon (龍言) Ryugon is one of the most famous guesthouses in Japan. It opened its doors as a guesthouse in 1969 after the construction began in 1964. Utsugi Toshio, the founder of this traditional ryokan, saw a lot...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Kyoto Area > Aoi-den and Kasui-en Aoi-den and Kasui-en(葵殿 佳水園) Both gardens are now on the ground of the Westin Hotel Kyoto. Visitors can enter before sunset for free. “Aoiden” was built by the garden master Ogawa Jihei (7th generation). It is...Continue Reading