Top > Famous Gardens Overview > [Bundle] Kyoto’s Most Famous Gardens [Bundle] Kyoto’s Most Famous Gardens(京都名庭園) Buy a bundle of eBooks about Kyoto’s most famous gardens! This bundle contains our guide books about the Kinkaku-ji temple, the Ginkaku-ji temple, Ryoan-ji and the moss temple Saiho-ji. You will find four single...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Kyoto Area > Sanzen-in Sanzen-in (三千院) Sanzen-in is the main attraction of Ohara, a small village north of Kyoto. It was founded 806 by the monk Saicho that brought introduced the Tendai school of Buddhism to Japan. It has a moss garden that...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 > Hōgon-in (Tenryū-ji) Hōgon-in (Tenryū-ji)(宝厳院) Hōgon-in is a sub-temple of Tenryū-ji temple and was first built in 1461 in the middle of Kyoto (now Kamigyo ward). It burnt down during the Onin War and was rebuilt later. In Meiji period,...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Kyoto Area > Giō-ji Giō-ji(祇王寺) This temple in Kyoto’s lovely Sagano district has a small moss garden. Surrounded by dense trees, it is a very quiet and relaxed place. In autumn, when the leaves change, it is especially beautiful. The temple is...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Kyoto Area > Saihō-ji (Koke-dera) Saihō-ji (Koke-dera)(西芳寺 (苔寺)) The garden of Saihō-ji is acclaimed by many as Kyoto’s most beautiful garden and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage. It is especially famous for its moss garden, for which reason it is...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
Top > Plants > Moss in the Japanese Garden Moss in the Japanese Garden(苔) Moss is one of the signature plants of Japanese gardens. Given the right conditions, it can cover large areas in a garden, it grows on stone lanterns, trees, garden stones. The Japanese climate fits perfectly to...Continue Reading
This post was a request by one of our followers on Instagram. If you want me to cover a special topic, feel free to contact me! Moss is commonly seen as a signature plant for a Japanese garden. Although not every Japanese garden will be covered with moss, it is...Continue Reading
I am happy to show you a review of one of Real Japanese Gardens eBooks today. This review is not about one of our Garden Guides, but about one in our Plants section. I can openly say that it is our bestseller! However, read for yourself what our customer has...Continue Reading