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Daizenji Japanese Garden

Daizenji Japanese Garden - Daizenji Temple was built in Koshu by Buddhist priest Gyoki in 718. It is sometimes called the “grape temple” as Gyoki was met by the presence of Yakushi Nyorai the Buddhist disciple of healing holding a cluster of grapes. As a result the temple has come to be called "the birthplace of the Koshu Grape.” The temple even offers wine tasting, the only one in Japan to honor this custom, since it is at the heart of the Katsunuma wine district of Yamanashi. Over the course of its long history, many of the temple structures have been destroyed by natural disaster - most of what remains is Yakushi Hall and the Sammon Gate. Daizenji also has an impressive Japanese pond garden within its grounds, ideally viewed from the washitsu tatami room

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Daizenji Japanese Garden - Daizenji Temple was built in Koshu by Buddhist priest Gyoki in 718. It is sometimes called the “grape temple” as Gyoki was met by the presence of Yakushi Nyorai the Buddhist disciple of healing holding a cluster of grapes. As a result the temple has come to be called "the birthplace of the Koshu Grape.” The temple even offers wine tasting, the only one in Japan to honor this custom, since it is at the heart of the Katsunuma wine district of Yamanashi. Over the course of its long history, many of the temple structures have been destroyed by natural disaster - most of what remains is Yakushi Hall and the Sammon Gate. Daizenji also has an impressive Japanese pond garden within its grounds, ideally viewed from the washitsu tatami room