Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Other Regions > Shōmyō-ji Shōmyō-ji(称名寺) The Shōmyō-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon school of Buddhism in Yokohama, Kanagawa-Ken. It was founded in the Kamakura period (1185-1333) as a family temple of the Hojo clan, the powerholders of the Kamakura period....Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Other Regions > Sankei-en Sankei-en(三溪園) This beautiful landscape garden in Yokohama is one of Japan’s youngest gardens. Construction works began in 1902 and it was opened to the public in 1906. The founder of the garden, Sankei Hara, a silk trader from...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Other Regions > Hakone Museum of Art – Moss Garden Hakone Museum of Art – Moss Garden(箱根美術館) The moss garden of the Hakone Museum is a small mysterious landscape. Under 200 maple trees, small stone paths are winding through fields of moss....Continue Reading