Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Kyoto Area > Funda-in (Tōfuku-ji) Funda-in (Tōfuku-ji)(芬陀院 東福寺) Funda-in is a sub-temple of Tofuku-ji temple in Kyoto. It was built in 1321, in the Kamakura period, as a family temple for the Ichijo clan. In 1691, the buildings of the temple burnt...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Kyoto Area > Daisen-in (Daitoku-ji) Daisen-in (Daitoku-ji)(大徳寺、大仙院) Do you want to experience Zen Buddhist philosophy first hand and meet a zen priest that makes you laugh? Do you want to find out where key persons of the Japanese history have lived and...Continue Reading