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
Field trip to Kyoto Autumn 2014 Since I’m working for Real Japanese Gardens and have guidebooks for japanese gardens to write, my boss decided, that it would be necessary for me to visit Kyoto’s gardens more often. Isn’t that paradise? Of course it is. But business is never the same...Continue Reading
