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  • Jisso-in Tsukabaim kakei, water basin, tsukubai, japanese basin, chozubachi, chozuya, temizuya, tsukubai, Japanese Water Basin, Tranquility;  Simplicity; serene, serenity, exterior space, nature, pattern, scenic, visual effect, no people, scenery, tranquil, tranquility, calm, historic sites, natural light, natural beauty, spirituality, simplicity, natural, landscapes, inspiration, inspiring, calming, calms, contemplative, meditative, mellow, peaceful, pleasant, beautiful, calmness,  idyllic, ideal, peacefulness, serenity, serene, nobody,
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  • Kozenji Temple is one of the largest and most important temples in Nagano Prefecture. Its garden is famous as a weeping cherry blossom viewing spot, and it lights up from mid-April to early May during the flowering period.<br />
It is also a renowned spot for autumn leaves, with more than 60 maples in the precinct turn the place into a panoramo of red and yellow.  Kozenji Garden has been designated as a national scenic spot; its calm and quiet environment and scenic beauty the price of Nagano Prefecture thanks to its Tsukiyama garden.
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  • 78.5 Engakuji 円覚寺 is the main temple of the Engakuji sect of the Rinzai Buddhist sect. Engakuji is one of the leading Zen temples in eastern Japan and ranks second among Kamakura's five great Zen temples. Its unique garden was restored in 1969 according to an old drawing. Zen Buddhism regarded gardens as microcosms of the natural landscape and this is a fine example.
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  • 23. Daigo-ji 醍醐寺 Within its grounds, Daigo-ji houses eighteen of Japan’s National Treasures. Among them are buildings belonging to Sanbo-in famous for the quality of its Japanese garden.  The garden was laid out with a large pond, paths and bridges and said to contain over 700 stones.  Sanbo-in was designed for viewing from a specific perspective within the temple’s buildings. Laid out in the Momoyama period, the garden’s islands depict ‘fortuitous crane’, the ‘tortoise’ and the ‘"isle of eternal youth’ - poetic terms that show stones and ponds can be poised in a prescribed, esoteric relationship.
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  • Ritsurin Pond Garden - Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-24.jpg
  • Engetsukyo Bridge at Ritsurin - a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan,  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-18.jpg
  • Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-14.jpg
  • Ritsurin Pond Garden - Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-1.jpg
  • The pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is the one of the most famous spots in Kamakura for sakura viewing. The Five Peony Garden at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine - The garden was created in 1980 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.  The peony garden features, in addition to 5 species of peony, large stones amongst which peonies are planted. These stones were a gift to the shrine from the Chinese government. Traditionally, peonies were always planted in China with special stones that come from the Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, China.  This garden was laid out by Chinese workmen along traditional lines.
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  • The pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is the one of the most famous spots in Kamakura for sakura viewing. The Five Peony Garden at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine - The garden was created in 1980 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.  The peony garden features, in addition to 5 species of peony, large stones amongst which peonies are planted. These stones were a gift to the shrine from the Chinese government. Traditionally, peonies were always planted in China with special stones that come from the Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, China.  This garden was laid out by Chinese workmen along traditional lines.
    AMBER-2022-179.jpg
  • Ritsurin is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan,  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-garden-06.jpg
  • Ritsurin Trail within this magnificent landscape garden in Takamatsu.  It is  thought to be one of the finest gardens in Japan.  The garden boasts many features such as trails, teahouses, ponds, hills and pavilions set by Mt. Shiun providing a kind of borrowed scenery.
    ritsurin-garden-09.jpg
  • Kozenji Temple is one of the largest and most important temples in Nagano Prefecture. Its garden is famous as a weeping cherry blossom viewing spot, and it lights up from mid-April to early May during the flowering period.<br />
It is also a renowned spot for autumn leaves, with more than 60 maples in the precinct turn the place into a panoramo of red and yellow.  Kozenji Garden has been designated as a national scenic spot; its calm and quiet environment and scenic beauty the price of Nagano Prefecture thanks to its Tsukiyama garden.
    kozenji-04.jpg
  • Ritsurin Pond Garden - Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-9.jpg
  • Engetsukyo Bridge at Ritsurin - a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan,  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-garden-12.jpg
  • Kozenji Temple is one of the largest and most important temples in Nagano Prefecture. Its garden is famous as a weeping cherry blossom viewing spot, and it lights up from mid-April to early May during the flowering period.<br />
It is also a renowned spot for autumn leaves, with more than 60 maples in the precinct turn the place into a panoramo of red and yellow.  Kozenji Garden has been designated as a national scenic spot; its calm and quiet environment and scenic beauty the price of Nagano Prefecture thanks to its Tsukiyama garden.
    kozenji-06.jpg
  • Kozenji Temple is one of the largest and most important temples in Nagano Prefecture. Its garden is famous as a weeping cherry blossom viewing spot, and it lights up from mid-April to early May during the flowering period.<br />
It is also a renowned spot for autumn leaves, with more than 60 maples in the precinct turn the place into a panoramo of red and yellow.  Kozenji Garden has been designated as a national scenic spot; its calm and quiet environment and scenic beauty the price of Nagano Prefecture thanks to its Tsukiyama garden.
    kozenji-05.jpg
  • Kozenji Temple is one of the largest and most important temples in Nagano Prefecture. Its garden is famous as a weeping cherry blossom viewing spot, and it lights up from mid-April to early May during the flowering period.<br />
It is also a renowned spot for autumn leaves, with more than 60 maples in the precinct turn the place into a panoramo of red and yellow.  Kozenji Garden has been designated as a national scenic spot; its calm and quiet environment and scenic beauty the price of Nagano Prefecture thanks to its Tsukiyama garden.
    kozenji-02.jpg
  • Ritsurin Pond Garden - Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-36.jpg
  • Ritsurin Pond Garden - Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-35.jpg
  • Ritsurin Iris Garden - Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-21.jpg
  • Kikugetsu-tei is a traditional Japanese sukiya teahouse, on the shores of Nanko South Pond, at Ritsurin, one of Japan's most beautiful gardens. Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-23.jpg
  • Kikugetsu-tei is a traditional Japanese sukiya teahouse, on the shores of Nanko South Pond, at Ritsurin, one of Japan's most beautiful gardens. Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-22.jpg
  • Ritsurin Pond Garden - Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-21.jpg
  • Kikugetsu-tei is a traditional Japanese sukiya teahouse, on the shores of Nanko South Pond, at Ritsurin, one of Japan's most beautiful gardens. Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-19.jpg
  • Engetsukyo Bridge at Ritsurin - a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan,  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-17.jpg
  • Engetsukyo Bridge at Ritsurin - a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan,  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-15.jpg
  • Ritsurin Pond Garden - Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-13.jpg
  • Ritsurin Pond Garden - Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-11.jpg
  • Kikugetsu-tei is a traditional Japanese sukiya teahouse, on the shores of Nanko South Pond, at Ritsurin, one of Japan's most beautiful gardens. Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-7.jpg
  • Engetsukyo Bridge at Ritsurin - a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan,  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-3.jpg
  • Kikugetsu-tei is a traditional Japanese sukiya teahouse, on the shores of Nanko South Pond, at Ritsurin, one of Japan's most beautiful gardens. Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-5.jpg
  • Engetsukyo Bridge at Ritsurin - a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan,  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-2.jpg
  • The pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is the one of the most famous spots in Kamakura for sakura viewing. The Five Peony Garden at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine - The garden was created in 1980 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.  The peony garden features, in addition to 5 species of peony, large stones amongst which peonies are planted. These stones were a gift to the shrine from the Chinese government. Traditionally, peonies were always planted in China with special stones that come from the Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, China.  This garden was laid out by Chinese workmen along traditional lines.
    tsurugaoka-garden-10.jpg
  • The pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is the one of the most famous spots in Kamakura for sakura viewing. The Five Peony Garden at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine - The garden was created in 1980 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.  The peony garden features, in addition to 5 species of peony, large stones amongst which peonies are planted. These stones were a gift to the shrine from the Chinese government. Traditionally, peonies were always planted in China with special stones that come from the Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, China.  This garden was laid out by Chinese workmen along traditional lines.
    tsurugaoka-garden-08.jpg
  • The pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is the one of the most famous spots in Kamakura for sakura viewing. The Five Peony Garden at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine - The garden was created in 1980 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.  The peony garden features, in addition to 5 species of peony, large stones amongst which peonies are planted. These stones were a gift to the shrine from the Chinese government. Traditionally, peonies were always planted in China with special stones that come from the Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, China.  This garden was laid out by Chinese workmen along traditional lines.
    tsurugaoka-garden-07.jpg
  • The pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is the one of the most famous spots in Kamakura for sakura viewing. The Five Peony Garden at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine - The garden was created in 1980 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.  The peony garden features, in addition to 5 species of peony, large stones amongst which peonies are planted. These stones were a gift to the shrine from the Chinese government. Traditionally, peonies were always planted in China with special stones that come from the Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, China.  This garden was laid out by Chinese workmen along traditional lines.
    tsurugaoka-garden-06.jpg
  • The pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is the one of the most famous spots in Kamakura for sakura viewing. The Five Peony Garden at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine - The garden was created in 1980 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.  The peony garden features, in addition to 5 species of peony, large stones amongst which peonies are planted. These stones were a gift to the shrine from the Chinese government. Traditionally, peonies were always planted in China with special stones that come from the Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, China.  This garden was laid out by Chinese workmen along traditional lines.
    tsurugaoka-garden-05.jpg
  • The pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is the one of the most famous spots in Kamakura for sakura viewing. The Five Peony Garden at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine - The garden was created in 1980 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.  The peony garden features, in addition to 5 species of peony, large stones amongst which peonies are planted. These stones were a gift to the shrine from the Chinese government. Traditionally, peonies were always planted in China with special stones that come from the Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, China.  This garden was laid out by Chinese workmen along traditional lines.
    tsurugaoka-garden-03.jpg
  • The pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is the one of the most famous spots in Kamakura for sakura viewing. The Five Peony Garden at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine - The garden was created in 1980 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.  The peony garden features, in addition to 5 species of peony, large stones amongst which peonies are planted. These stones were a gift to the shrine from the Chinese government. Traditionally, peonies were always planted in China with special stones that come from the Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, China.  This garden was laid out by Chinese workmen along traditional lines.
    tsurugaoka-garden-01.jpg
  • The pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is the one of the most famous spots in Kamakura for sakura viewing. The Five Peony Garden at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine - The garden was created in 1980 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.  The peony garden features, in addition to 5 species of peony, large stones amongst which peonies are planted. These stones were a gift to the shrine from the Chinese government. Traditionally, peonies were always planted in China with special stones that come from the Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, China.  This garden was laid out by Chinese workmen along traditional lines.
    AMBER-2022-C-112.jpg
  • Engetsukyo Bridge, or "full moon bridge" built in the Chinese style at Koishikawa Korakuen Garden in Tokyo.  It has this name because a full moon is formed by the arch of the bridge and its reflection in the pond beneath.
    koishikawa-korakuen-24.jpg
  • Koishikawa Korakuen Garden is one of Tokyo's oldest and most beautiful Japanese landscape gardens. It was built by close relatives of the Tokugawa Shogun in the early Edo Period..Like most traditional Japanese gardens, Koishikawa Korakuen attempts to reproduce famous landscapes from China and Japan in miniature, using a pond, stones, plants and a man made hill.
    koishikawa-korakuen-23.jpg
  • Japanese Tea House at the Japanese Tea Garden at Golden Gate park was originally part of the Pan Pacific Exposition.  One of the craftsmen of the Japanese village, Makoto Hagiwara, helped design the Japanese village, and later he became responsible for the majority of the Japanese Tea Garden.  Hagiwara and his family became residents of one of the buildings in the garden, living within Golden Gate Park at the time.
    golden-gate-tea-9.jpg
  • Ninomaru garden was designed by the famous landscape architect and tea master, Kobori Enshu. It is located between the two main rings of fortifications, next to the palace of the same name. The garden has a large pond with three islands and features numerous carefully placed stones and topiary pine trees.  Nijo Castle and its garden are a UNESCO World Heritage site.
    ninomaru-7.jpg
  • Ritsurin is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan,  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-garden-01.jpg
  • Ritsurin is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan,  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-garden-10.jpg
  • Ritsurin is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan,  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-garden-13.jpg
  • Engetsukyo Bridge at Ritsurin - a landscape garden in Takamatsu built by the local feudal lord during the Edo Period and considered one of the most esquisite gardens in Japan,  Ritsurin features ponds, hills and pavilions set in the woods which acts as background and a textbook example of borrowed scenery.
    ritsurin-garden-16.jpg
  • Ritsurin Pond Garden - a landscape garden in Takamatsu was built by  feudal lords during the Edo Period.  Ritsurin is considered to be one of the finest gardens in Japan, and features many pavilions, ponds, bridges and hills set beside wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and serves as an example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-garden-17.jpg
  • Ritsurin is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan,  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-garden-18.jpg
  • Ritsurin is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan,  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-garden-21.jpg
  • Kozenji Temple is one of the largest and most important temples in Nagano Prefecture. Its garden is famous as a weeping cherry blossom viewing spot, and it lights up from mid-April to early May during the flowering period.<br />
It is also a renowned spot for autumn leaves, with more than 60 maples in the precinct turn the place into a panoramo of red and yellow.  Kozenji Garden has been designated as a national scenic spot; its calm and quiet environment and scenic beauty the price of Nagano Prefecture thanks to its Tsukiyama garden.
    kozenji-01.jpg
  • Ritsurin Pond Garden - Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-23.jpg
  • Ritsurin Pond Garden - Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-22.jpg
  • Kikugetsu-tei is a traditional Japanese sukiya teahouse, on the shores of Nanko South Pond, at Ritsurin, one of Japan's most beautiful gardens. Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-20.jpg
  • Engetsukyo Bridge at Ritsurin - a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan,  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-16.jpg
  • Kikugetsu-tei is a traditional Japanese sukiya teahouse, on the shores of Nanko South Pond, at Ritsurin, one of Japan's most beautiful gardens. Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-12.jpg
  • Ritsurin Pond Garden - Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-10.jpg
  • Ritsurin Pond Garden - Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-8.jpg
  • Kikugetsu-tei is a traditional Japanese sukiya teahouse, on the shores of Nanko South Pond, at Ritsurin, one of Japan's most beautiful gardens. Ritsurin Garden is a landscape garden in Takamatsu built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-6.jpg
  • Engetsukyo Bridge at Ritsurin - a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan,  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
    ritsurin-4.jpg
  • The pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is the one of the most famous spots in Kamakura for sakura viewing. The Five Peony Garden at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine - The garden was created in 1980 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.  The peony garden features, in addition to 5 species of peony, large stones amongst which peonies are planted. These stones were a gift to the shrine from the Chinese government. Traditionally, peonies were always planted in China with special stones that come from the Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, China.  This garden was laid out by Chinese workmen along traditional lines.
    tsurugaoka-garden-11.jpg
  • The pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is the one of the most famous spots in Kamakura for sakura viewing. The Five Peony Garden at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine - The garden was created in 1980 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.  The peony garden features, in addition to 5 species of peony, large stones amongst which peonies are planted. These stones were a gift to the shrine from the Chinese government. Traditionally, peonies were always planted in China with special stones that come from the Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, China.  This garden was laid out by Chinese workmen along traditional lines.
    tsurugaoka-garden-09.jpg
  • The pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is the one of the most famous spots in Kamakura for sakura viewing. The Five Peony Garden at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine - The garden was created in 1980 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.  The peony garden features, in addition to 5 species of peony, large stones amongst which peonies are planted. These stones were a gift to the shrine from the Chinese government. Traditionally, peonies were always planted in China with special stones that come from the Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, China.  This garden was laid out by Chinese workmen along traditional lines.
    tsurugaoka-garden-04.jpg
  • The pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is the one of the most famous spots in Kamakura for sakura viewing. The Five Peony Garden at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine - The garden was created in 1980 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.  The peony garden features, in addition to 5 species of peony, large stones amongst which peonies are planted. These stones were a gift to the shrine from the Chinese government. Traditionally, peonies were always planted in China with special stones that come from the Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, China.  This garden was laid out by Chinese workmen along traditional lines.
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  • Ritsurin is a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan.  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
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  • Engetsukyo Bridge at Ritsurin - a landscape garden in Takamatsu  built by the local feudal lords during the Edo Period. Considered one of the finest gardens in Japan,  Ritsurin features many ponds, hills and pavilions set in front of wooded Mt. Shiun which serves as a background and example of borrowed scenery and Japanese gardening design.
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  • Nihon Teien Ryobo Momijitei - Although the facility is officially a delux graveyard, it is in fact open to the public with two separate Japanese gardens.  The main garden is a strolling garden surrounding a pond with cherry blossoms in the spring and autumn leaves in the fall. The tsukiyama trail includes an arched bridge over the pond with many large carps in the koi pond
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  • Nihon Teien Ryobo Momijitei - Although the facility is officially a delux graveyard, it is in fact open to the public with two separate Japanese gardens.  The main garden is a strolling garden surrounding a pond with cherry blossoms in the spring and autumn leaves in the fall. The tsukiyama trail includes an arched bridge over the pond with many large carps in the koi pond
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  • Nihon Teien Ryobo Momijitei Dry Garden- Although the facility is officially a deluxe graveyard, it is in fact open to the public with two separate Japanese gardens.  The main garden is a strolling garden surrounding a large koi pond. However, the showcase garden is dry garden facing the cafe.
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  • Nihon Teien Ryobo Momijitei - Although the facility is officially a delux graveyard, it is in fact open to the public with two separate Japanese gardens.  The main garden is a strolling garden surrounding a pond with cherry blossoms in the spring and autumn leaves in the fall. The tsukiyama trail includes an arched bridge over the pond with many large carps in the koi pond
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  • The former Inomata residence, designed by architect Isohachi Yoshida is a Sukiya-style building surrounded by a Japanese garden that spreads around the residence. Mr. Inomata donated it to Setagaya Ward, in 1999.  There are many diverse species of trees such as Japanese red pine, plum, and maple in the residence, and the garden is planted with different types of moss.
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  • The former Inomata residence, designed by architect Isohachi Yoshida is a Sukiya-style building surrounded by a Japanese garden that spreads around the residence. Mr. Inomata donated it to Setagaya Ward, in 1999.  There are many diverse species of trees such as Japanese red pine, plum, and maple in the residence, and the garden is planted with different types of moss.
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  • Yokokuji Garden - Ryuganzan Yokokuji, also known as Yanagidani Kannon or simply Yokokuji is an ancient temple built in 806 in the Heian period by Enchin Sozu, who opened Kiyomizu Temple.  The garden Jodoen was created in the middle of the Edo period, is a scenic spot designated and cultural properties designated by Kyoto Prefecture. Jodo-en Garden is composed of large stones arranged on the slope, each representing a bodhisattva. 
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  • The Shokado Art Museum Garden is centered on Shokado, a thatched hut originally built in the precincts of Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine by Shojo Shokado - a cultural figure and monk from the early Edo period.  The "Shokado Garden" was created along with this relocation is a garden of the Meiji period.  The Outer Garden is where seasonal flowers such as bamboo, camellia, cherry blossoms and autumn leaves welcome you, centering on the stream. There are two teahouses "Shoin" and “Umein" designed in 1970 by Sukiya architect and tea room researcher Masao Nakamura. There is also a third tea room called “Takein” which was relocated from elsewhere. "Shoin", which is characterized by a raised floor, is a reproduction of the tea room "Kanunken" built by Enshu Kobori where Shojo Shokado was the chief priest. 
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  • Shoboji Temple is of the Jodo sect and related to the Owari Tokugawa family, the head of the three Tokugawa families.  There are two main gardens. The dry landscape garden Hondo Teien spreads out in front of the main hall. As one of the landscapes centered on the Karamon gate, which is the so-called “Onarimon”, there are azaleas and cypresses in the white sand. The garden expresses a “sea of clouds” with its pruning and stone arrangement.  And behind the main hall, there is a pond garden that can be viewed from three sides which is designated as a cultural property by Kyoto Prefecture. This garden is presumed to have been created around the middle of the Edo period -  water flows down from the waterfall stone arrangement using the foot of the mountain to the front of the pond.
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  • Shoboji Temple is of the Jodo sect and related to the Owari Tokugawa family, the head of the three Tokugawa families.  There are two main gardens. The dry landscape garden Hondo Teien spreads out in front of the main hall. As one of the landscapes centered on the Karamon gate, which is the so-called “Onarimon”, there are azaleas and cypresses in the white sand. The garden expresses a “sea of clouds” with its pruning and stone arrangement.  And behind the main hall, there is a pond garden that can be viewed from three sides which is designated as a cultural property by Kyoto Prefecture. This garden is presumed to have been created around the middle of the Edo period -  water flows down from the waterfall stone arrangement using the foot of the mountain to the front of the pond.
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  • Ichijoden Shinzenkoji is a sub-temple of the imperial family's family temple Sennyu-ji, also known as Mitera. Five buildings: the main hall, reception hall, entrance hall, front gate and middle gate are registered as Kyoto Prefectural Cultural Properties.  In 1243 of the Kamakura period Shin-Zenkoji was originally built west of Kyoto Imperial Palace. As its name suggests it is related to Zenkoji in Nagano. The front garden is flush with color: weeping cherry blossoms in spring and hydrangeas in early summer. Garan stones and stepping stones are arranged in the moss in the foreground around the pond garden as well as in front of the main hall’s moss garden. 
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  • Sennyuji Gozasho is the rest house for the Imperial Family, the building itself was moved from Kyoto Imperial Palace and rebuilt in 1884. Its garden extends to the south of the Gozasho and mixes natural and artificial techniques, lets you enjoy the expressions of the four seasons such as satsuki and autumn leaves. Sennyuji  is also known by another name: Mitera or Imperial Temple due to its close association with Japan’s Imperial family. The Emperor Shijo was buried here in 1242 and the tombs of several subsequent emperors were also built on its land. These days you’ll be hard-pushed to find a temple worth visiting in Kyoto that isn’t crowded with selfie stick-wielding tourists and groups of kids on school trips. Yet somehow Sennyu-ji Temple manages it. This temple is a serene oasis that stays blissfully crowd-free, despite its historical importance and beautiful grounds.
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  • Sanzen-in Garden was originally established as a hermitage by priest Saicho and was once named Kaiji Monzeki or Nishimoto Monzeki before gaining its final name in 1871. Sanzen-in is one of the five Monzeki temples and has had several imperial family members serving priesthood here. It's the largest temple in the Ohara valley, which means it's also the busiest, especially during the autumn season.  The most famous sight of this temple is its zen garden surrounding the study hall. Another popular place is the separated Gokuraku hall built to shelter an important statue of the Amitabha trinity - a National Treasure. Most visitors will only see its exterior for the inside is very dark. The classic photo of the hall is from the main temple with two tall trees in front, and can be seen in many books, pamphlets and posters about Kyoto. The hall is surrounded by a superb moss garden on which hide a few small sculptures of "warai jizo” or laughing kids.
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  • Reikanji - there are more than 30 types of camellias on the grounds of Reikan-ji, designated as a natural monument of Kyoto City - also known as the “camellia temple”. It was founded in 1654 by Emperor Gomizunoo known for the gardens such as Shugakuin Rikyu, with his own daughter, Princess Munezumi, as the founder. Since then, five princesses and grandchildren of the imperial family have entered the temple and served as chief priests. The pond garden in front of the study makes use of the slopes of the Higashiyama mountain range and Mt. Daimonji using gardening techniques from the Edo period.
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  • Camelias at Reikanji - there are more than 30 types of camellias on the grounds of Reikan-ji, designated as a natural monument of Kyoto City - also known as the “camellia temple”. It was founded in 1654 by Emperor Gomizunoo known for the gardens such as Shugakuin Rikyu, with his own daughter, Princess Munezumi, as the founder. Since then, five princesses and grandchildren of the imperial family have entered the temple and served as chief priests. The pond garden in front of the study makes use of the slopes of the Higashiyama mountain range and Mt. Daimonji using gardening techniques from the Edo period.
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  • Oyamazaki Villa Garden is noteworthy in that Shotaro Kaga himself designed the architecture and garden. Having stayed in Europe at a time when studying abroad was not as common as it is now, he took the lead in reflecting the modern British culture and style. Originally built during the Taisho eras as a country villa for Shotaro Kaga - a wealthy businessman from the Kansai region who left behind a legacy as a man of exquisite tastes who cultivated orchids and published a series of botanical woodblock of orchids. Oyamazaki Villa was relinquished by the Kaga family in 1967. After being sold several times, a plan emerged to demolish the villa and garden to make way for an apartment building. However, local people led a campaign to preserve it and Asahi Breweries and Kyoto Prefecture, decided to restore and reopen it as a museum.
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  • Oriental Hotel Kyoto Rokujo is one of the newest branches of the Oriental Hotel chain of Western-style hotels in Japan, originally started in the former foreign settlement of Kobe during the Meiji era. The concept is “open space and lights of the tea garden” . It is a very unique modern-style Karesansui garden right in the interior lobby of the hotel. 
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  • Myokensha is a shrine within the grounds of Honshoji Temple where the garden of the great swordsman Miyamoto Musashi remains. Due to the Separation of Shinto and Buddhism, the temple and the shrine are now separate entities, but Honshoji Temple info states information about Myoken-sha Shrine, so it seems that the relationship is still deep, therefore Myokensha is still enshrined in Honshoji Temple.  At Myokensha, there remains a small dry landscape garden that is characterized by trimmed azaleas, famous spot for azaleas in Akashi.
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  • Musashi Garden, Akashi - There are several gardens that are said to have been created by Miyamoto Musashi, a well-known swordsman in his day.  Miyamoto Musashi was invited by Ogasawara, the lord of Akashi Castle to design the castle town and garden. At that time, he built a tea house called 'Kiyashiki' and a garden with a pond within the castle grounds. The garden was only restored in recent years within Akashi Castle Park, designated as a national historic site and one of Japan's top 100 city parks. This particular garden is known as Musashi Garden, though it is officially called Akashi Ruins Garden.
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  • Minatogawa Shrine is located in front of JR Kobe Station. Kusunoki Masashige, a military commander who was active from the Kamakura period to the period of the Northern and Southern Courts, is enshrined as a deity here. There is an unusual dry landscape garden or rather stone garden created in 1975 by Shoichi Tsushima, a local landscaper in Kobe. From the connecting corridor that connects the main shrine and the shrine office, the dry landscape garden centered on the sacred camphor tree. The sukiya-style Japanese-style building Shoshikan at the end of this garden was completed in 1953 after the war, and its name was named by the writer Soho Tokutomi . Although it is not normally open to the public, it has a tea room where you can get a glimpse of its own small garden.
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  • Korin-in Garden at Daitokuji - The front garden of the Hojo was recreated by Kinsaku Nakane based on old documents. The stonework arranged in the white sand is a Momoyama period-style stonework. The surrounding area is colored with gentle moss hills and pruned azaleas. A beautiful moss-covered garden continues around the Hojo, and on the west side there are seasonal flowers such as maple and hydrangea and a stone pagoda. And the moss continues to the outdoor area of the tea room Kankyo-tei . This tea room was donated in 1928 by Gendo Yamaguchi - a modern businessman who supported numerous temples.
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  • Jakko-in Temple is an old temple that is said to have been built by Prince Shotoku. The nunnery where I spent my time. The official name of the temple is Seikosan Gyokusenji Jakkoin.  There are several pond gardens in the precincts. First of all, Shinji Pond and Tei no Pond on the left and right of the main hall. The pond has been described as “The cherry blossoms on the beach are scattered, and the flowers of the waves are the best” from a famous poem.  On the right hand side of the main hall Shinjiike Pond expresses a three-tiered waterfall with water drawn from the mountain behind.
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  • Hyogo Prefectural Museum Garden is located in the birthplace of Hyogo Prefecture. The first Hyogo Prefectural Government Building complete with its own Japanese garden and jail behind the building - a restoration of the first Hyogo Prefectural Office. The dry landscape garden in the first prefectural office building called Hygotottsu In the Nara period, Gyoki was involved in the construction. It is essentially a replica of the First Prefectural Government Building based on old drawings and paintings.  In front of the old prefectural office, there is a Japanese garden composed of pine tree, gentle moss, artificial hills make up a dry landscape garden with many garden stones that represent the islands of the Seto Inland Sea leading to Hyogo.  The five islands of moss and stonework represent the five countries: Settsu, Harima, Tajima, Tamba, and Awaji) that make up Hyogo Prefecture. Garden stones and gravel from Hyogo Prefecture, such as Rokko granite, were used for the stones, and the moss covering the islands, which is relatively resistant to tides.
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  • Hosen-in Garden - Hosen-in was founded about 800 years ago as priest quarters for nearby Sanzen-in temple. The zen garden surrounding the main hall is about 300 years old, but the large pine tree on the south side is much older: 700 years! On the west of the hall, behind the little shoji window is a tsukubai water basin with a small wooden terrace leading to it. Two planks in the terrace are removable and the temple places artistic works, such as the leaves and carvings. Next time you come, the planks will likely be different. Another unique feature for this temple: Note also the pair of bamboo tubes going trough the terrace: you can listen to the sound of water dripping below the basin if you put your ear to it. Like a few other temples in Kyoto the ceiling of the main hall contains special planks that used to be floor boards for the Fushimi castle that bear traces of blood from 370 samurai's who committed ritual suicide when they lost the battle for their caste. Hosen-in has another zen garden with a very different style, just south of the old tree. Called the garden of the crane and turtle “Tsurukame Teien” -  both symbols of long life.  It features various stones and patterns in a very unusual way. The three main features of the place are the stone bridge, a racked gravel area and nice tsukubai water basin with neatly arranged stones around it.
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  • Hosen-in Garden - Hosen-in was founded about 800 years ago as priest quarters for nearby Sanzen-in temple. The zen garden surrounding the main hall is about 300 years old, but the large pine tree on the south side is much older: 700 years! On the west of the hall, behind the little shoji window is a tsukubai water basin with a small wooden terrace leading to it. Two planks in the terrace are removable and the temple places artistic works, such as the leaves and carvings. Next time you come, the planks will likely be different. Another unique feature for this temple: Note also the pair of bamboo tubes going trough the terrace: you can listen to the sound of water dripping below the basin if you put your ear to it. Like a few other temples in Kyoto the ceiling of the main hall contains special planks that used to be floor boards for the Fushimi castle that bear traces of blood from 370 samurai's who committed ritual suicide when they lost the battle for their caste. Hosen-in has another zen garden with a very different style, just south of the old tree. Called the garden of the crane and turtle “Tsurukame Teien” -  both symbols of long life.  It features various stones and patterns in a very unusual way. The three main features of the place are the stone bridge, a racked gravel area and nice tsukubai water basin with neatly arranged stones around it.
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  • Honen-in Empty River - Honen-in was established in 1680 to honor Honen the founder of the Jodo sect. The temple is especially worth visiting in April for its cherry blossoms and in the fall for its magnificent maples. Honen-in also has a small camellia garden visible from the main hall. The Hojo Hall, which houses paintings by Kano Mitsunobu, is opened to the public only in April and November, when the temple becomes very popular with visitors. Honen-in often stages small exhibitions by local artists and musicians. In fact, in recent years there has been over 100 events a year held at the temple including symposiums, music recitals and tea gatherings. Reaching out to the wider community has been a policy of the abbot Shinsho Kajita, who became the head monk after the death of his father.  Though the temple itself is rarely open to the public outside of special events, the extraordinary Zen mounds by the exterior gate never fail to impress and they are open for viewing year round.
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  • Honen-in was established in 1680 to honor Honen the founder of the Jodo sect. The temple is especially worth visiting in April for its cherry blossoms and in the fall for its magnificent maples. Honen-in also has a small camellia garden visible from the main hall. The Hojo Hall, which houses paintings by Kano Mitsunobu, is opened to the public only in April and November, when the temple becomes very popular with visitors. Honen-in often stages small exhibitions by local artists and musicians. In fact, in recent years there has been over 100 events a year held at the temple including symposiums, music recitals and tea gatherings. Reaching out to the wider community has been a policy of the abbot Shinsho Kajita, who became the head monk after the death of his father.  Though the temple itself is rarely open to the public outside of special events, the extraordinary Zen mounds by the exterior gate never fail to impress and they are open for viewing year round.
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  • Honen-in was established in 1680 to honor Honen the founder of the Jodo sect. The temple is especially worth visiting in April for its cherry blossoms and in the fall for its magnificent maples. Honen-in also has a small camellia garden visible from the main hall. The Hojo Hall, which houses paintings by Kano Mitsunobu, is opened to the public only in April and November, when the temple becomes very popular with visitors. Honen-in often stages small exhibitions by local artists and musicians. In fact, in recent years there has been over 100 events a year held at the temple including symposiums, music recitals and tea gatherings. Reaching out to the wider community has been a policy of the abbot Shinsho Kajita, who became the head monk after the death of his father.  Though the temple itself is rarely open to the public outside of special events, the extraordinary Zen mounds by the exterior gate never fail to impress and they are open for viewing year round.
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  • Hakuryu-en literally means 'white dragon garden', has been placed in an unlikely place, squeezed between a road, a rail line and a quarry. Visiting the place has only been possible in recent years and even then only for special periods during the year. It is one of the few places where moss is actually tended to the point where it grows happily, creating patches among the gravel. These patches grow larger, until they will eliminate the gravel paths. The moss is also growing between the stones of the main path, where it is expertly trimmed. But there is a lot more than moss  - both maple and cherry blossom trees and also satsuki and other flowers.  There are 5 small tea houses and pavilions scattered on the hillside. They each have their own character. The only way it to get a combined garden+train ticket at the Demachiyanagi station - the tickets are only valid for the day you bought them
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  • Hakuryu-en literally means 'white dragon garden', has been placed in an unlikely place, squeezed between a road, a rail line and a quarry. Visiting the place has only been possible in recent years and even then only for special periods during the year. It is one of the few places where moss is actually tended to the point where it grows happily, creating patches among the gravel. These patches grow larger, until they will eliminate the gravel paths. The moss is also growing between the stones of the main path, where it is expertly trimmed. But there is a lot more than moss  - both maple and cherry blossom trees and also satsuki and other flowers.  There are 5 small tea houses and pavilions scattered on the hillside. They each have their own character. The only way it to get a combined garden+train ticket at the Demachiyanagi station - the tickets are only valid for the day you bought them
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  • Hakuryu-en literally means 'white dragon garden', has been placed in an unlikely place, squeezed between a road, a rail line and a quarry. Visiting the place has only been possible in recent years and even then only for special periods during the year. It is one of the few places where moss is actually tended to the point where it grows happily, creating patches among the gravel. These patches grow larger, until they will eliminate the gravel paths. The moss is also growing between the stones of the main path, where it is expertly trimmed. But there is a lot more than moss  - both maple and cherry blossom trees and also satsuki and other flowers.  There are 5 small tea houses and pavilions scattered on the hillside. They each have their own character. The only way it to get a combined garden+train ticket at the Demachiyanagi station - the tickets are only valid for the day you bought them
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  • Hakuryu-en literally means 'white dragon garden', has been placed in an unlikely place, squeezed between a road, a rail line and a quarry. Visiting the place has only been possible in recent years and even then only for special periods during the year. It is one of the few places where moss is actually tended to the point where it grows happily, creating patches among the gravel. These patches grow larger, until they will eliminate the gravel paths. The moss is also growing between the stones of the main path, where it is expertly trimmed. But there is a lot more than moss  - both maple and cherry blossom trees and also satsuki and other flowers.  There are 5 small tea houses and pavilions scattered on the hillside. They each have their own character. The only way it to get a combined garden+train ticket at the Demachiyanagi station - the tickets are only valid for the day you bought them
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