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  • Arai Library Garden is a garden created by Kinsaku Nakane , a local builder from the western part of Shizuoka Prefecture, in a library in Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is said that there are several gardens in Arai-cho, including the world-famous "Adachi Museum of Art Garden" , which was also created by Kinsaku Nakane, a leading modern landscaping artist who has worked on Japanese gardens overseas. The library's Ikezumi strolling garden is located on the outer circumference of the building, so you anyone can freely visit it.
    arai-library-garden-02.jpg
  • Daifukuji Treasure House Garden - Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifukuji-d-02.jpg
  • Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifuku-ji-08.jpg
  • Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifukuji-05.jpg
  • Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifuku-ji-04.jpg
  • Arai Library Garden is a garden created by Kinsaku Nakane , a local builder from the western part of Shizuoka Prefecture, in a library in Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is said that there are several gardens in Arai-cho, including the world-famous "Adachi Museum of Art Garden" , which was also created by Kinsaku Nakane, a leading modern landscaping artist who has worked on Japanese gardens overseas. The library's Ikezumi strolling garden is located on the outer circumference of the building, so you anyone can freely visit it.
    arai-library-garden-03.jpg
  • Kongorinji  Garden - These 500-year old gardens have been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty and it’s no wonder. Beautiful in any season.  The Ikezumi strolling garden at Kongorinji known as Myojuin though its creator is unknown, is especially popular during autumn.  This pond-viewing garden is intended to be viewed from the main hall, but these three combined gardens are connected as one, and the feeling of a strolling garden that goes around gardens of different times is now stronger because of it.  The colorful autumn leaves in deep red in late autumn are wonderful, it is the most spectacular garden in the three mountains of Koto.
    kongorinji-garden-7.jpg
  • Arai Library Garden is a garden created by Kinsaku Nakane , a local builder from the western part of Shizuoka Prefecture, in a library in Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is said that there are several gardens in Arai-cho, including the world-famous "Adachi Museum of Art Garden" , which was also created by Kinsaku Nakane, a leading modern landscaping artist who has worked on Japanese gardens overseas. The library's Ikezumi strolling garden is located on the outer circumference of the building, so you anyone can freely visit it.
    arai-library-garden-01.jpg
  • Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifuku-ji-07.jpg
  • Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifuku-ji-05.jpg
  • Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifuku-ji-01.jpg
  • Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifukuji-04.jpg
  • Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifuku-ji-02.jpg
  • Daifukuji Treasure House Garden - Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifukuji-d-01.jpg
  • Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifukuji-03.jpg
  • Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifuku-ji-03.jpg
  • Kongorinji  Garden - These 500-year old gardens have been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty and it’s no wonder. Beautiful in any season.  The Ikezumi strolling garden at Kongorinji known as Myojuin though its creator is unknown, is especially popular during autumn.  This pond-viewing garden is intended to be viewed from the main hall, but these three combined gardens are connected as one, and the feeling of a strolling garden that goes around gardens of different times is now stronger because of it.  The colorful autumn leaves in deep red in late autumn are wonderful, it is the most spectacular garden in the three mountains of Koto.
    kongorinji-garden-1.jpg
  • Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifuku-ji-09.jpg
  • Kongorinji Garden -These 500-year old gardens have been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty and it’s no wonder. Beautiful in any season.  The Ikezumi strolling garden at Kongorinji known as Myojuin though its creator is unknown, is especially popular during autumn.  This pond-viewing garden is intended to be viewed from the main hall, but these three combined gardens are connected as one, and the feeling of a strolling garden that goes around gardens of different times is now stronger because of it.  The colorful autumn leaves in deep red in late autumn are wonderful, it is the most spectacular garden in the three mountains of Koto.
    kongorinji-07.jpg
  • Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifukuji-01.jpg
  • Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifukuji-02.jpg
  • Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifuku-ji-10.jpg
  • Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifuku-ji-06.jpg
  • Kongorinji  Garden - These 500-year old gardens have been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty and it’s no wonder. Beautiful in any season.  The Ikezumi strolling garden at Kongorinji known as Myojuin though its creator is unknown, is especially popular during autumn.  This pond-viewing garden is intended to be viewed from the main hall, but these three combined gardens are connected as one, and the feeling of a strolling garden that goes around gardens of different times is now stronger because of it.  The colorful autumn leaves in deep red in late autumn are wonderful, it is the most spectacular garden in the three mountains of Koto.
    kongorinji-garden-2.jpg
  • Kongorinji Garden -These 500-year old gardens have been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty and it’s no wonder. Beautiful in any season.  The Ikezumi strolling garden at Kongorinji known as Myojuin though its creator is unknown, is especially popular during autumn.  This pond-viewing garden is intended to be viewed from the main hall, but these three combined gardens are connected as one, and the feeling of a strolling garden that goes around gardens of different times is now stronger because of it.  The colorful autumn leaves in deep red in late autumn are wonderful, it is the most spectacular garden in the three mountains of Koto.
    kongorinji-01.jpg
  • Kongorinji Garden -These 500-year old gardens have been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty and it’s no wonder. Beautiful in any season.  The Ikezumi strolling garden at Kongorinji known as Myojuin though its creator is unknown, is especially popular during autumn.  This pond-viewing garden is intended to be viewed from the main hall, but these three combined gardens are connected as one, and the feeling of a strolling garden that goes around gardens of different times is now stronger because of it.  The colorful autumn leaves in deep red in late autumn are wonderful, it is the most spectacular garden in the three mountains of Koto.
    kongorinji-02.jpg
  • Kongorinji  Garden - These 500-year old gardens have been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty and it’s no wonder. Beautiful in any season.  The Ikezumi strolling garden at Kongorinji known as Myojuin though its creator is unknown, is especially popular during autumn.  This pond-viewing garden is intended to be viewed from the main hall, but these three combined gardens are connected as one, and the feeling of a strolling garden that goes around gardens of different times is now stronger because of it.  The colorful autumn leaves in deep red in late autumn are wonderful, it is the most spectacular garden in the three mountains of Koto.
    kongorinji-garden-8.jpg
  • Kongorinji Garden -These 500-year old gardens have been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty and it’s no wonder. Beautiful in any season.  The Ikezumi strolling garden at Kongorinji known as Myojuin though its creator is unknown, is especially popular during autumn.  This pond-viewing garden is intended to be viewed from the main hall, but these three combined gardens are connected as one, and the feeling of a strolling garden that goes around gardens of different times is now stronger because of it.  The colorful autumn leaves in deep red in late autumn are wonderful, it is the most spectacular garden in the three mountains of Koto.
    kongorinji-03.jpg
  • Kongorinji Garden -These 500-year old gardens have been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty and it’s no wonder. Beautiful in any season.  The Ikezumi strolling garden at Kongorinji known as Myojuin though its creator is unknown, is especially popular during autumn.  This pond-viewing garden is intended to be viewed from the main hall, but these three combined gardens are connected as one, and the feeling of a strolling garden that goes around gardens of different times is now stronger because of it.  The colorful autumn leaves in deep red in late autumn are wonderful, it is the most spectacular garden in the three mountains of Koto.
    kongorinji-05.jpg
  • Kongorinji Garden -These 500-year old gardens have been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty and it’s no wonder. Beautiful in any season.  The Ikezumi strolling garden at Kongorinji known as Myojuin though its creator is unknown, is especially popular during autumn.  This pond-viewing garden is intended to be viewed from the main hall, but these three combined gardens are connected as one, and the feeling of a strolling garden that goes around gardens of different times is now stronger because of it.  The colorful autumn leaves in deep red in late autumn are wonderful, it is the most spectacular garden in the three mountains of Koto.
    kongorinji-08.jpg
  • Kongorinji Garden -These 500-year old gardens have been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty and it’s no wonder. Beautiful in any season.  The Ikezumi strolling garden at Kongorinji known as Myojuin though its creator is unknown, is especially popular during autumn.  This pond-viewing garden is intended to be viewed from the main hall, but these three combined gardens are connected as one, and the feeling of a strolling garden that goes around gardens of different times is now stronger because of it.  The colorful autumn leaves in deep red in late autumn are wonderful, it is the most spectacular garden in the three mountains of Koto.
    kongorinji-06.jpg
  • Kongorinji Garden -These 500-year old gardens have been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty and it’s no wonder. Beautiful in any season.  The Ikezumi strolling garden at Kongorinji known as Myojuin though its creator is unknown, is especially popular during autumn.  This pond-viewing garden is intended to be viewed from the main hall, but these three combined gardens are connected as one, and the feeling of a strolling garden that goes around gardens of different times is now stronger because of it.  The colorful autumn leaves in deep red in late autumn are wonderful, it is the most spectacular garden in the three mountains of Koto.
    kongorinji-04.jpg
  • Kongorinji Garden -These 500-year old gardens have been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty and it’s no wonder. Beautiful in any season.  The Ikezumi strolling garden at Kongorinji known as Myojuin though its creator is unknown, is especially popular during autumn.  This pond-viewing garden is intended to be viewed from the main hall, but these three combined gardens are connected as one, and the feeling of a strolling garden that goes around gardens of different times is now stronger because of it.  The colorful autumn leaves in deep red in late autumn are wonderful, it is the most spectacular garden in the three mountains of Koto.
    kongorinji-09.jpg
  • Kongorinji Garden -These 500-year old gardens have been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty and it’s no wonder. Beautiful in any season.  The Ikezumi strolling garden at Kongorinji known as Myojuin though its creator is unknown, is especially popular during autumn.  This pond-viewing garden is intended to be viewed from the main hall, but these three combined gardens are connected as one, and the feeling of a strolling garden that goes around gardens of different times is now stronger because of it.  The colorful autumn leaves in deep red in late autumn are wonderful, it is the most spectacular garden in the three mountains of Koto.
    kongorinji-11.jpg
  • Kongorinji Garden -These 500-year old gardens have been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty and it’s no wonder. Beautiful in any season.  The Ikezumi strolling garden at Kongorinji known as Myojuin though its creator is unknown, is especially popular during autumn.  This pond-viewing garden is intended to be viewed from the main hall, but these three combined gardens are connected as one, and the feeling of a strolling garden that goes around gardens of different times is now stronger because of it.  The colorful autumn leaves in deep red in late autumn are wonderful, it is the most spectacular garden in the three mountains of Koto.
    kongorinji-10.jpg
  • Kongorinji  Garden - These 500-year old gardens have been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty and it’s no wonder. Beautiful in any season.  The Ikezumi strolling garden at Kongorinji known as Myojuin though its creator is unknown, is especially popular during autumn.  This pond-viewing garden is intended to be viewed from the main hall, but these three combined gardens are connected as one, and the feeling of a strolling garden that goes around gardens of different times is now stronger because of it.  The colorful autumn leaves in deep red in late autumn are wonderful, it is the most spectacular garden in the three mountains of Koto.
    kongorinji-garden-6.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-06.jpg
  • At Ryotanji Temple, you can also enjoy two gardens, the South Garden which is an impressive dry zen garden called Fudaraku-no-Niwa made of 48 stones in white sand.  The east pond garden Ikezumi Garden of Mt. Penglai shows a pond with a hillside as backdrop.  Both gardens were created in the early Edo period. A Zen monk dormitory was once attached to Ryotanji Temple with a landscape garden study group. There is also a garden that students created as a practical training. Which is the Shoin North Open Garden.  Note that here is another temple in Shizuoka prefecture with the same name and its own fabulous garden.
    ryotanji-garden.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-17.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-19.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-25.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-10.jpg
  • At Ryotanji Temple, you can also enjoy two gardens, the South Garden which is an impressive dry zen garden called Fudaraku-no-Niwa made of 48 stones in white sand.  The east pond garden Ikezumi Garden of Mt. Penglai shows a pond with a hillside as backdrop.  Both gardens were created in the early Edo period. A Zen monk dormitory was once attached to Ryotanji Temple with a landscape garden study group. There is also a garden that students created as a practical training. Which is the Shoin North Open Garden.  Note that here is another temple in Shizuoka prefecture with the same name and its own fabulous garden.
    ryotanji-shiga-02.jpg
  • At Ryotanji Temple, you can also enjoy two gardens, the South Garden which is an impressive dry zen garden called Fudaraku-no-Niwa made of 48 stones in white sand.  The east pond garden Ikezumi Garden of Mt. Penglai shows a pond with a hillside as backdrop.  Both gardens were created in the early Edo period. A Zen monk dormitory was once attached to Ryotanji Temple with a landscape garden study group. There is also a garden that students created as a practical training. Which is the Shoin North Open Garden.  Note that here is another temple in Shizuoka prefecture with the same name and its own fabulous garden.
    ryotanji-shiga-09.jpg
  • At Ryotanji Temple, you can also enjoy two gardens, the South Garden which is an impressive dry zen garden called Fudaraku-no-Niwa made of 48 stones in white sand.  The east pond garden Ikezumi Garden of Mt. Penglai shows a pond with a hillside as backdrop.  Both gardens were created in the early Edo period. A Zen monk dormitory was once attached to Ryotanji Temple with a landscape garden study group. There is also a garden that students created as a practical training. Which is the Shoin North Open Garden.  Note that here is another temple in Shizuoka prefecture with the same name and its own fabulous garden.
    ryotanji-shiga-08.jpg
  • At Ryotanji Temple, you can also enjoy two gardens, the South Garden which is an impressive dry zen garden called Fudaraku-no-Niwa made of 48 stones in white sand.  The east pond garden Ikezumi Garden of Mt. Penglai shows a pond with a hillside as backdrop.  Both gardens were created in the early Edo period. A Zen monk dormitory was once attached to Ryotanji Temple with a landscape garden study group. There is also a garden that students created as a practical training. Which is the Shoin North Open Garden.  Note that here is another temple in Shizuoka prefecture with the same name and its own fabulous garden.
    ryotanji-shiga-04.jpg
  • At Ryotanji Temple, you can also enjoy two gardens, the South Garden which is an impressive dry zen garden called Fudaraku-no-Niwa made of 48 stones in white sand.  The east pond garden Ikezumi Garden of Mt. Penglai shows a pond with a hillside as backdrop.  Both gardens were created in the early Edo period. A Zen monk dormitory was once attached to Ryotanji Temple with a landscape garden study group. There is also a garden that students created as a practical training. Which is the Shoin North Open Garden.  Note that here is another temple in Shizuoka prefecture with the same name and its own fabulous garden.
    ryotanji-shiga-01.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-23.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-22.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-12.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-02.jpg
  • Ryosukuin Garden - Ryosukuin is a part of the vast Kenninji Temple Complex.  Here, a few gardens have been created since the Momoyama period% The front Hojo garden is composed of moss, which the temple calls its Momoyama Garden. However, the main garden is the Shoin Front Garden which is an ikezumi strolling garden, which has been designated as a Kyoto Prefecture Scenic Spot. Ryosokuin was founded in the Muromachi period by Zen master Tatsuyama Tokumi.
    Ryosukuin-3.jpg
  • Ryosukuin Garden - Ryosukuin is a part of the vast Kenninji Temple Complex.  Here, a few gardens have been created since the Momoyama period% The front Hojo garden is composed of moss, which the temple calls its Momoyama Garden. However, the main garden is the Shoin Front Garden which is an ikezumi strolling garden, which has been designated as a Kyoto Prefecture Scenic Spot. Ryosokuin was founded in the Muromachi period by Zen master Tatsuyama Tokumi.
    Ryosukuin-2.jpg
  • Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifukuji-amber-2.jpg
  • At Ryotanji Temple, you can also enjoy two gardens, the South Garden which is an impressive dry zen garden called Fudaraku-no-Niwa made of 48 stones in white sand.  The east pond garden Ikezumi Garden of Mt. Penglai shows a pond with a hillside as backdrop.  Both gardens were created in the early Edo period. A Zen monk dormitory was once attached to Ryotanji Temple with a landscape garden study group. There is also a garden that students created as a practical training. Which is the Shoin North Open Garden.  Note that here is another temple in Shizuoka prefecture with the same name and its own fabulous garden.
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  • Meishoji Temple Garden - Myohosan Meishoji is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji school located near Hikone Castle. During the Edo period, the poet Matsuo Basho visited, and the garden that Basho wrote in haiku is a scenic spot designated by Hikone City.  Originally Meishoji was a temple of the Tendai sect. After that, it converted to Jodo Shinshu and moved to his present location in 1599.  In the 1600s the chief priest studied under Basho who visited the temple in 1691 and wrote ”Inakoki no Mamamedeshi” - “Is it the fallen leaves in the garden?” The poem was written while looking at the Ikezumi strolling garden that still remains today. The age of the garden is unknown, but it was at least in the early Edo period when Basho visited.  Nakanoshima and an artificial hill are located in the U-shaped pond, and stonework can be seen on the island and the seawall. The main tree, plum, was hand-planted by Kono Riyu and is about 300 years old.
    meishoji-2.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-20.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-11.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
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  • Meishoji Temple Garden - Myohosan Meishoji is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji school located near Hikone Castle. During the Edo period, the poet Matsuo Basho visited, and the garden that Basho wrote in haiku is a scenic spot designated by Hikone City.  Originally Meishoji was a temple of the Tendai sect. After that, it converted to Jodo Shinshu and moved to his present location in 1599.  In the 1600s the chief priest studied under Basho who visited the temple in 1691 and wrote ”Inakoki no Mamamedeshi” - “Is it the fallen leaves in the garden?” The poem was written while looking at the Ikezumi strolling garden that still remains today. The age of the garden is unknown, but it was at least in the early Edo period when Basho visited.  Nakanoshima and an artificial hill are located in the U-shaped pond, and stonework can be seen on the island and the seawall. The main tree, plum, was hand-planted by Kono Riyu and is about 300 years old.
    meishoji-1.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-08.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-05.jpg
  • Ryosukuin Garden - Ryosukuin is a part of the vast Kenninji Temple Complex.  Here, a few gardens have been created since the Momoyama period% The front Hojo garden is composed of moss, which the temple calls its Momoyama Garden. However, the main garden is the Shoin Front Garden which is an ikezumi strolling garden, which has been designated as a Kyoto Prefecture Scenic Spot. Ryosokuin was founded in the Muromachi period by Zen master Tatsuyama Tokumi.
    Ryosukuin-5.jpg
  • Ryosukuin Garden - Ryosukuin is a part of the vast Kenninji Temple Complex.  Here, a few gardens have been created since the Momoyama period% The front Hojo garden is composed of moss, which the temple calls its Momoyama Garden. However, the main garden is the Shoin Front Garden which is an ikezumi strolling garden, which has been designated as a Kyoto Prefecture Scenic Spot. Ryosokuin was founded in the Muromachi period by Zen master Tatsuyama Tokumi.
    Ryosukuin-1.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-16.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-04.jpg
  • The Mt. Ibuki Garden is a dry landscape garden in the early Edo period that incorporates Mt. Ibuki into its design. Rantei Garden is also a nationally designated scenic spot.  The name comes from the barrier painting "Rantei Kakusui Feast" by Maruyama Okyo. a representative painter of the time .The Daitsuji Park behind the precincts of Daitsu-ji Temple is also open to the public with a partial renovation of the Ikezumi strolling garden, which was originally called the Miura Garden of Daitsu-ji Temple.
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  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-13.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-07.jpg
  • Ryosukuin Garden - Ryosukuin is a part of the vast Kenninji Temple Complex.  Here, a few gardens have been created since the Momoyama period% The front Hojo garden is composed of moss, which the temple calls its Momoyama Garden. However, the main garden is the Shoin Front Garden which is an ikezumi strolling garden, which has been designated as a Kyoto Prefecture Scenic Spot. Ryosokuin was founded in the Muromachi period by Zen master Tatsuyama Tokumi.
    Ryosukuin-4.jpg
  • The Mt. Ibuki Garden is a dry landscape garden in the early Edo period that incorporates Mt. Ibuki into its design. Rantei Garden is also a nationally designated scenic spot.  The name comes from the barrier painting "Rantei Kakusui Feast" by Maruyama Okyo. a representative painter of the time .The Daitsuji Park behind the precincts of Daitsu-ji Temple is also open to the public with a partial renovation of the Ikezumi strolling garden, which was originally called the Miura Garden of Daitsu-ji Temple.
    daitsuji-2.jpg
  • At Ryotanji Temple, you can also enjoy two gardens, the South Garden which is an impressive dry zen garden called Fudaraku-no-Niwa made of 48 stones in white sand.  The east pond garden Ikezumi Garden of Mt. Penglai shows a pond with a hillside as backdrop.  Both gardens were created in the early Edo period. A Zen monk dormitory was once attached to Ryotanji Temple with a landscape garden study group. There is also a garden that students created as a practical training. Which is the Shoin North Open Garden.  Note that here is another temple in Shizuoka prefecture with the same name and its own fabulous garden.
    ryotanji-shiga-06.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-15.jpg
  • Rinkokaku is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.<br />
 The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse. There is a flowing garden in the lawn in front of the main building of Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture.
    Rinkokaku-01.jpg
  • Daifukuji is an ancient temple built in the Heian period, and is named as one of the Five Mountains of Hubei around Lake Hamana.The Ikezumi strolling garden, which was created during the Muromachi period is said to have been modified by Sohen Yamada , the founder of the Sohen Yamada school. The pond strolling garden, which also serves as an appreciation ceremony, was once called "Jodoen", and there are many water lilies in the pond named Fukusuke Pond.  During the cherry blossom season in late March or early April it is also a well known spot for viewing sakura.
    daifukuji-amber.jpg
  • At Ryotanji Temple, you can also enjoy two gardens, the South Garden which is an impressive dry zen garden called Fudaraku-no-Niwa made of 48 stones in white sand.  The east pond garden Ikezumi Garden of Mt. Penglai shows a pond with a hillside as backdrop.  Both gardens were created in the early Edo period. A Zen monk dormitory was once attached to Ryotanji Temple with a landscape garden study group. There is also a garden that students created as a practical training. Which is the Shoin North Open Garden.  Note that here is another temple in Shizuoka prefecture with the same name and its own fabulous garden.
    ryotanji-shiga-10.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-24.jpg
  • Rinkokaku Garden is composed of has a vast, flowing garden in front of the main building at Rinkokaku -  this Ikezumi strolling Japanese garden integrated with Rinkokaku and was rebuilt in 2008 and annexed to Maebashi Park. Sachinoike Pond, the centerpiece of this garden is shaped in the form of Gunma prefecture. Rinkokaku itself is a vast Japanese-style wooden building, and an important cultural property designated by the country, consisting of a main building, annex and a tea room.  The main building was built as a guest house in 1897 with the cooperation of the Gunma Prefectural Ordinance, Motohiko Katori and volunteers in the city. The traditional teahouse was also completed in 1897 by Genbei Imai, a palace carpenter in Kyoto.  The annex is a Shoin-style building built as a guesthouse.
    Rinkokaku-14.jpg
  • At Ryotanji Temple, you can also enjoy two gardens, the South Garden which is an impressive dry zen garden called Fudaraku-no-Niwa made of 48 stones in white sand.  The east pond garden Ikezumi Garden of Mt. Penglai shows a pond with a hillside as backdrop.  Both gardens were created in the early Edo period. A Zen monk dormitory was once attached to Ryotanji Temple with a landscape garden study group. There is also a garden that students created as a practical training. Which is the Shoin North Open Garden.  Note that here is another temple in Shizuoka prefecture with the same name and its own fabulous garden.
    ryotanji-shiga-03.jpg
  • At Ryotanji Temple, you can also enjoy two gardens, the South Garden which is an impressive dry zen garden called Fudaraku-no-Niwa made of 48 stones in white sand.  The east pond garden Ikezumi Garden of Mt. Penglai shows a pond with a hillside as backdrop.  Both gardens were created in the early Edo period. A Zen monk dormitory was once attached to Ryotanji Temple with a landscape garden study group. There is also a garden that students created as a practical training. Which is the Shoin North Open Garden.  Note that here is another temple in Shizuoka prefecture with the same name and its own fabulous garden.
    ryotanji-shiga-07.jpg
  • Zensuiji is a temple whose main hall was built in 1366 during the Nanbokucho period and is a national treasure. The Hyakuden-no-Ike Pond on the sleeve of the main hall is a pond strolling garden. The current appearance was recently renovated but the history of Ikezumi dates back to the beginning of the Heian period. It was founded in an ancient temple called at the beginning of the Nara period. At the beginning of the Heian period, Saicho discovered this "Hyakuden Pond" when he visited this area. Supposedly, Saicho found the golden Yakushi Buddha in the pond, which was originally created by the water flowing from the mountain, and realizes that the water in this pond is sacred water. After that, when he gave it to Emperor Kanmu and prayed for healing, he recovered in about a week, so the temple was given the name of Zensuiji which continues to this day - though not to be confused with Zentsuji in Ehime Prefecture the birthplace of Kobo Daishi, important in its own right.
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  • Zensuiji is a temple whose main hall was built in 1366 during the Nanbokucho period and is a national treasure. The Hyakuden-no-Ike Pond on the sleeve of the main hall is a pond strolling garden. The current appearance was recently renovated but the history of Ikezumi dates back to the beginning of the Heian period. It was founded in an ancient temple called at the beginning of the Nara period. At the beginning of the Heian period, Saicho discovered this "Hyakuden Pond" when he visited this area. Supposedly, Saicho found the golden Yakushi Buddha in the pond, which was originally created by the water flowing from the mountain, and realizes that the water in this pond is sacred water. After that, when he gave it to Emperor Kanmu and prayed for healing, he recovered in about a week, so the temple was given the name of Zensuiji which continues to this day - though not to be confused with Zentsuji in Ehime Prefecture the birthplace of Kobo Daishi, important in its own right.
    zensuiji-garden-3.jpg
  • Zensuiji is a temple whose main hall was built in 1366 during the Nanbokucho period and is a national treasure. The Hyakuden-no-Ike Pond on the sleeve of the main hall is a pond strolling garden. The current appearance was recently renovated but the history of Ikezumi dates back to the beginning of the Heian period. It was founded in an ancient temple called at the beginning of the Nara period. At the beginning of the Heian period, Saicho discovered this "Hyakuden Pond" when he visited this area. Supposedly, Saicho found the golden Yakushi Buddha in the pond, which was originally created by the water flowing from the mountain, and realizes that the water in this pond is sacred water. After that, when he gave it to Emperor Kanmu and prayed for healing, he recovered in about a week, so the temple was given the name of Zensuiji which continues to this day - though not to be confused with Zentsuji in Ehime Prefecture the birthplace of Kobo Daishi, important in its own right.
    zensuiji-garden-1.jpg
  • Zensuiji is a temple whose main hall was built in 1366 during the Nanbokucho period and is a national treasure. The Hyakuden-no-Ike Pond on the sleeve of the main hall is a pond strolling garden. The current appearance was recently renovated but the history of Ikezumi dates back to the beginning of the Heian period. It was founded in an ancient temple called at the beginning of the Nara period. At the beginning of the Heian period, Saicho discovered this "Hyakuden Pond" when he visited this area. Supposedly, Saicho found the golden Yakushi Buddha in the pond, which was originally created by the water flowing from the mountain, and realizes that the water in this pond is sacred water. After that, when he gave it to Emperor Kanmu and prayed for healing, he recovered in about a week, so the temple was given the name of Zensuiji which continues to this day - though not to be confused with Zentsuji in Ehime Prefecture the birthplace of Kobo Daishi, important in its own right.
    zensuiji-amber-2.jpg
  • Zensuiji is a temple whose main hall was built in 1366 during the Nanbokucho period and is a national treasure. The Hyakuden-no-Ike Pond on the sleeve of the main hall is a pond strolling garden. The current appearance was recently renovated but the history of Ikezumi dates back to the beginning of the Heian period. It was founded in an ancient temple called at the beginning of the Nara period. At the beginning of the Heian period, Saicho discovered this "Hyakuden Pond" when he visited this area. Supposedly, Saicho found the golden Yakushi Buddha in the pond, which was originally created by the water flowing from the mountain, and realizes that the water in this pond is sacred water. After that, when he gave it to Emperor Kanmu and prayed for healing, he recovered in about a week, so the temple was given the name of Zensuiji which continues to this day - though not to be confused with Zentsuji in Ehime Prefecture the birthplace of Kobo Daishi, important in its own right.
    zensuiji-amber-4.jpg
  • Zensuiji is a temple whose main hall was built in 1366 during the Nanbokucho period and is a national treasure. The Hyakuden-no-Ike Pond on the sleeve of the main hall is a pond strolling garden. The current appearance was recently renovated but the history of Ikezumi dates back to the beginning of the Heian period. It was founded in an ancient temple called at the beginning of the Nara period. At the beginning of the Heian period, Saicho discovered this "Hyakuden Pond" when he visited this area. Supposedly, Saicho found the golden Yakushi Buddha in the pond, which was originally created by the water flowing from the mountain, and realizes that the water in this pond is sacred water. After that, when he gave it to Emperor Kanmu and prayed for healing, he recovered in about a week, so the temple was given the name of Zensuiji which continues to this day - though not to be confused with Zentsuji in Ehime Prefecture the birthplace of Kobo Daishi, important in its own right.
    zensuiji-amber-3.jpg
  • Ryosukuin Garden - Ryosukuin is a part of the vast Kenninji Temple Complex.  Here, a few gardens have been created since the Momoyama period% The front Hojo garden is composed of moss, which the temple calls its Momoyama Garden. However, the main garden is the Shoin Front Garden which is an ikezumi strolling garden, which has been designated as a Kyoto Prefecture Scenic Spot. Ryosokuin was founded in the Muromachi period by Zen master Tatsuyama Tokumi.
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  • Arai Library Garden is a garden created by Kinsaku Nakane , a local builder from the western part of Shizuoka Prefecture, in a library in Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is said that there are several gardens in Arai-cho, including the world-famous "Adachi Museum of Art Garden" , which was also created by Kinsaku Nakane, a leading modern landscaping artist who has worked on Japanese gardens overseas. The library's Ikezumi strolling garden is located on the outer circumference of the building, so you anyone can freely visit it.
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  • Zensuiji is a temple whose main hall was built in 1366 during the Nanbokucho period and is a national treasure. The Hyakuden-no-Ike Pond on the sleeve of the main hall is a pond strolling garden. The current appearance was recently renovated but the history of Ikezumi dates back to the beginning of the Heian period. It was founded in an ancient temple called at the beginning of the Nara period. At the beginning of the Heian period, Saicho discovered this "Hyakuden Pond" when he visited this area. Supposedly, Saicho found the golden Yakushi Buddha in the pond, which was originally created by the water flowing from the mountain, and realizes that the water in this pond is sacred water. After that, when he gave it to Emperor Kanmu and prayed for healing, he recovered in about a week, so the temple was given the name of Zensuiji which continues to this day - though not to be confused with Zentsuji in Ehime Prefecture the birthplace of Kobo Daishi, important in its own right.
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  • Zensuiji is a temple whose main hall was built in 1366 during the Nanbokucho period and is a national treasure. The Hyakuden-no-Ike Pond on the sleeve of the main hall is a pond strolling garden. The current appearance was recently renovated but the history of Ikezumi dates back to the beginning of the Heian period. It was founded in an ancient temple called at the beginning of the Nara period. At the beginning of the Heian period, Saicho discovered this "Hyakuden Pond" when he visited this area. Supposedly, Saicho found the golden Yakushi Buddha in the pond, which was originally created by the water flowing from the mountain, and realizes that the water in this pond is sacred water. After that, when he gave it to Emperor Kanmu and prayed for healing, he recovered in about a week, so the temple was given the name of Zensuiji which continues to this day - though not to be confused with Zentsuji in Ehime Prefecture the birthplace of Kobo Daishi, important in its own right.
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  • Ryosukuin Garden - Ryosukuin is a part of the vast Kenninji Temple Complex.  Here, a few gardens have been created since the Momoyama period% The front Hojo garden is composed of moss, which the temple calls its Momoyama Garden. However, the main garden is the Shoin Front Garden which is an ikezumi strolling garden, which has been designated as a Kyoto Prefecture Scenic Spot. Ryosokuin was founded in the Muromachi period by Zen master Tatsuyama Tokumi.
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  • Zensuiji is a temple whose main hall was built in 1366 during the Nanbokucho period and is a national treasure. The Hyakuden-no-Ike Pond on the sleeve of the main hall is a pond strolling garden. The current appearance was recently renovated but the history of Ikezumi dates back to the beginning of the Heian period. It was founded in an ancient temple called at the beginning of the Nara period. At the beginning of the Heian period, Saicho discovered this "Hyakuden Pond" when he visited this area. Supposedly, Saicho found the golden Yakushi Buddha in the pond, which was originally created by the water flowing from the mountain, and realizes that the water in this pond is sacred water. After that, when he gave it to Emperor Kanmu and prayed for healing, he recovered in about a week, so the temple was given the name of Zensuiji which continues to this day - though not to be confused with Zentsuji in Ehime Prefecture the birthplace of Kobo Daishi, important in its own right.
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