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  • Shofu-en has three famous gardens: Iwakura, Horai and Kyokusui. These modern Japanese gardens were designed by Mirei Shigemori during the Showa era. They are among the greatest of Japanese gardens designed after the Meiji era. Mirei designed them with a combination of rocks, and the opposite concepts of "stillness" and "movement" in harmony.
    matsuo-shrine-garden-10.jpg
  • Shofu-en has three famous gardens: Iwakura, Horai and Kyokusui. These modern Japanese gardens were designed by Mirei Shigemori during the Showa era. They are among the greatest of Japanese gardens designed after the Meiji era. Mirei designed them with a combination of rocks, and the opposite concepts of "stillness" and "movement" in harmony.
    matsuo-shrine-garden-2.jpg
  • Shofu-en has three famous gardens: Iwakura, Horai and Kyokusui. These modern Japanese gardens were designed by Mirei Shigemori during the Showa era. They are among the greatest of Japanese gardens designed after the Meiji era. Mirei designed them with a combination of rocks, and the opposite concepts of "stillness" and "movement" in harmony.
    matsuo-shrine-garden-7.jpg
  • Shofu-en has three famous gardens: Iwakura, Horai and Kyokusui. These modern Japanese gardens were designed by Mirei Shigemori during the Showa era. They are among the greatest of Japanese gardens designed after the Meiji era. Mirei designed them with a combination of rocks, and the opposite concepts of "stillness" and "movement" in harmony.
    matsuo-shrine-garden-6.jpg
  • Shofu-en has three famous gardens: Iwakura, Horai and Kyokusui. These modern Japanese gardens were designed by Mirei Shigemori during the Showa era. They are among the greatest of Japanese gardens designed after the Meiji era. Mirei designed them with a combination of rocks, and the opposite concepts of "stillness" and "movement" in harmony.
    matsuo-shrine-garden-12.jpg
  • Shofu-en has three famous gardens: Iwakura, Horai and Kyokusui. These modern Japanese gardens were designed by Mirei Shigemori during the Showa era. They are among the greatest of Japanese gardens designed after the Meiji era. Mirei designed them with a combination of rocks, and the opposite concepts of "stillness" and "movement" in harmony.
    matsuo-shrine-garden-9.jpg
  • Shofu-en has three famous gardens: Iwakura, Horai and Kyokusui. These modern Japanese gardens were designed by Mirei Shigemori during the Showa era. They are among the greatest of Japanese gardens designed after the Meiji era. Mirei designed them with a combination of rocks, and the opposite concepts of "stillness" and "movement" in harmony.
    matsuo-shrine-garden-4.jpg
  • Shofu-en has three famous gardens: Iwakura, Horai and Kyokusui. These modern Japanese gardens were designed by Mirei Shigemori during the Showa era. They are among the greatest of Japanese gardens designed after the Meiji era. Mirei designed them with a combination of rocks, and the opposite concepts of "stillness" and "movement" in harmony.
    matsuo-shrine-garden-5.jpg
  • Shofu-en has three famous gardens: Iwakura, Horai and Kyokusui. These modern Japanese gardens were designed by Mirei Shigemori during the Showa era. They are among the greatest of Japanese gardens designed after the Meiji era. Mirei designed them with a combination of rocks, and the opposite concepts of "stillness" and "movement" in harmony.
    matsuo-shrine-garden-11.jpg
  • Shofu-en has three famous gardens: Iwakura, Horai and Kyokusui. These modern Japanese gardens were designed by Mirei Shigemori during the Showa era. They are among the greatest of Japanese gardens designed after the Meiji era. Mirei designed them with a combination of rocks, and the opposite concepts of "stillness" and "movement" in harmony.
    matsuo-shrine-garden-13.jpg
  • Shofu-en has three famous gardens: Iwakura, Horai and Kyokusui. These modern Japanese gardens were designed by Mirei Shigemori during the Showa era. They are among the greatest of Japanese gardens designed after the Meiji era. Mirei designed them with a combination of rocks, and the opposite concepts of "stillness" and "movement" in harmony.
    matsuo-shrine-garden-1.jpg
  • Yurin Garden, Yurin-no–niwa was originally constructed at Kyoto Yurin Kaikan in 1969 was relocated to the Kayo Building of Kibichuo in 2002. The garden was named yurin-no-niwa or Yurin Garden, combining the words ‘yu’ from the name of Yuzensai Miyazaki who perfected the yuzen dyeing technique and ‘rin’ from the name of Korin Ogata, a Japanese painter of the Edo Era. It is a pond appreciation style garden or chisen kanshoshiki teien with a very modern pond garden design replicating thin paper ornaments attached to gifts. The pond water is shallow, shaped like a spiral.
    yurin-garden-kibi-chuo-7.jpg
  • Yurin Garden, Yurin-no–niwa was originally constructed at Kyoto Yurin Kaikan in 1969 was relocated to the Kayo Building of Kibichuo in 2002. The garden was named yurin-no-niwa or Yurin Garden, combining the words ‘yu’ from the name of Yuzensai Miyazaki who perfected the yuzen dyeing technique and ‘rin’ from the name of Korin Ogata, a Japanese painter of the Edo Era. It is a pond appreciation style garden or chisen kanshoshiki teien with a very modern pond garden design replicating thin paper ornaments attached to gifts. The pond water is shallow, shaped like a spiral.
    yurin-garden-kibi-chuo-1.jpg
  • Yurin Garden, Yurin-no–niwa was originally constructed at Kyoto Yurin Kaikan in 1969 was relocated to the Kayo Building of Kibichuo in 2002. The garden was named yurin-no-niwa or Yurin Garden, combining the words ‘yu’ from the name of Yuzensai Miyazaki who perfected the yuzen dyeing technique and ‘rin’ from the name of Korin Ogata, a Japanese painter of the Edo Era. It is a pond appreciation style garden or chisen kanshoshiki teien with a very modern pond garden design replicating thin paper ornaments attached to gifts. The pond water is shallow, shaped like a spiral.
    yurin-garden-kibi-chuo-3.jpg
  • Yurin Garden, Yurin-no–niwa was originally constructed at Kyoto Yurin Kaikan in 1969 was relocated to the Kayo Building of Kibichuo in 2002. The garden was named yurin-no-niwa or Yurin Garden, combining the words ‘yu’ from the name of Yuzensai Miyazaki who perfected the yuzen dyeing technique and ‘rin’ from the name of Korin Ogata, a Japanese painter of the Edo Era. It is a pond appreciation style garden or chisen kanshoshiki teien with a very modern pond garden design replicating thin paper ornaments attached to gifts. The pond water is shallow, shaped like a spiral.
    yurin-garden-kibi-chuo-4.jpg
  • Yurin Garden, Yurin-no–niwa was originally constructed at Kyoto Yurin Kaikan in 1969 was relocated to the Kayo Building of Kibichuo in 2002. The garden was named yurin-no-niwa or Yurin Garden, combining the words ‘yu’ from the name of Yuzensai Miyazaki who perfected the yuzen dyeing technique and ‘rin’ from the name of Korin Ogata, a Japanese painter of the Edo Era. It is a pond appreciation style garden or chisen kanshoshiki teien with a very modern pond garden design replicating thin paper ornaments attached to gifts. The pond water is shallow, shaped like a spiral.
    yurin-garden-kibi-chuo-5.jpg
  • Yurin Garden, Yurin-no–niwa was originally constructed at Kyoto Yurin Kaikan in 1969 was relocated to the Kayo Building of Kibichuo in 2002. The garden was named yurin-no-niwa or Yurin Garden, combining the words ‘yu’ from the name of Yuzensai Miyazaki who perfected the yuzen dyeing technique and ‘rin’ from the name of Korin Ogata, a Japanese painter of the Edo Era. It is a pond appreciation style garden or chisen kanshoshiki teien with a very modern pond garden design replicating thin paper ornaments attached to gifts. The pond water is shallow, shaped like a spiral.
    yurin-garden-kibi-chuo-9.jpg
  • Yurin Garden, Yurin-no–niwa was originally constructed at Kyoto Yurin Kaikan in 1969 was relocated to the Kayo Building of Kibichuo in 2002. The garden was named yurin-no-niwa or Yurin Garden, combining the words ‘yu’ from the name of Yuzensai Miyazaki who perfected the yuzen dyeing technique and ‘rin’ from the name of Korin Ogata, a Japanese painter of the Edo Era. It is a pond appreciation style garden or chisen kanshoshiki teien with a very modern pond garden design replicating thin paper ornaments attached to gifts. The pond water is shallow, shaped like a spiral.
    yurin-garden-kibi-chuo-8.jpg
  • Yurin Garden, Yurin-no–niwa was originally constructed at Kyoto Yurin Kaikan in 1969 was relocated to the Kayo Building of Kibichuo in 2002. The garden was named yurin-no-niwa or Yurin Garden, combining the words ‘yu’ from the name of Yuzensai Miyazaki who perfected the yuzen dyeing technique and ‘rin’ from the name of Korin Ogata, a Japanese painter of the Edo Era. It is a pond appreciation style garden or chisen kanshoshiki teien with a very modern pond garden design replicating thin paper ornaments attached to gifts. The pond water is shallow, shaped like a spiral.
    yurin-garden-kibi-chuo-2.jpg
  • Yurin Garden, Yurin-no–niwa was originally constructed at Kyoto Yurin Kaikan in 1969 was relocated to the Kayo Building of Kibichuo in 2002. The garden was named yurin-no-niwa or Yurin Garden, combining the words ‘yu’ from the name of Yuzensai Miyazaki who perfected the yuzen dyeing technique and ‘rin’ from the name of Korin Ogata, a Japanese painter of the Edo Era. It is a pond appreciation style garden or chisen kanshoshiki teien with a very modern pond garden design replicating thin paper ornaments attached to gifts. The pond water is shallow, shaped like a spiral.
    yurin-garden-kibi-chuo-6.jpg
  • Yurin Garden, Yurin-no–niwa was originally constructed at Kyoto Yurin Kaikan in 1969 was relocated to the Kayo Building of Kibichuo in 2002. The garden was named yurin-no-niwa or Yurin Garden, combining the words ‘yu’ from the name of Yuzensai Miyazaki who perfected the yuzen dyeing technique and ‘rin’ from the name of Korin Ogata, a Japanese painter of the Edo Era. It is a pond appreciation style garden or chisen kanshoshiki teien with a very modern pond garden design replicating thin paper ornaments attached to gifts. The pond water is shallow, shaped like a spiral.
    yurin-garden-kibi-chuo-10.jpg
  • Tenrai-an Garden - Mirei Shigemori Memorial Hall Garden was built when Shigemori was only 18, it exhibits his desire to make the most of the tea ceremony. The teahouse structure was moved here from his birthplace. The pathway outside the ceremonial tearoom was constructed at the time of relocation and there is an added dynamic due to the adjacent Yoshikawa Hachimangu Shrine which is dedicated to the gods of the sea. The adjacent dry karesansui garden was designed by the grandson of Mirei, Chisao Shigemori as a kind of homage to his grandfather and to enhance Tenrai-an.
    tenrai-an.jpg
  • Tenrai-an Garden - Mirei Shigemori Memorial Hall Garden was built when Shigemori was only 18, it exhibits his desire to make the most of the tea ceremony. The teahouse structure was moved here from his birthplace. The pathway outside the ceremonial tearoom was constructed at the time of relocation and there is an added dynamic due to the adjacent Yoshikawa Hachimangu Shrine which is dedicated to the gods of the sea. The adjacent dry karesansui garden was designed by the grandson of Mirei, Chisao Shigemori as a kind of homage to his grandfather and to enhance Tenrai-an.
    tenrai-an-2.jpg
  • Tenrai-an Garden - Mirei Shigemori Memorial Hall Garden was built when Shigemori was only 18, it exhibits his desire to make the most of the tea ceremony. The teahouse structure was moved here from his birthplace. The pathway outside the ceremonial tearoom was constructed at the time of relocation and there is an added dynamic due to the adjacent Yoshikawa Hachimangu Shrine which is dedicated to the gods of the sea. The adjacent dry karesansui garden was designed by the grandson of Mirei, Chisao Shigemori as a kind of homage to his grandfather and to enhance Tenrai-an.
    tenrai-an-8.jpg
  • Tenrai-an Garden - Mirei Shigemori Memorial Hall Garden was built when Shigemori was only 18, it exhibits his desire to make the most of the tea ceremony. The teahouse structure was moved here from his birthplace. The pathway outside the ceremonial tearoom was constructed at the time of relocation and there is an added dynamic due to the adjacent Yoshikawa Hachimangu Shrine which is dedicated to the gods of the sea. The adjacent dry karesansui garden was designed by the grandson of Mirei, Chisao Shigemori as a kind of homage to his grandfather and to enhance Tenrai-an.
    tenrai-an-3.jpg
  • Tenrai-an Garden - Mirei Shigemori Memorial Hall Garden was built when Shigemori was only 18, it exhibits his desire to make the most of the tea ceremony. The teahouse structure was moved here from his birthplace. The pathway outside the ceremonial tearoom was constructed at the time of relocation and there is an added dynamic due to the adjacent Yoshikawa Hachimangu Shrine which is dedicated to the gods of the sea. The adjacent dry karesansui garden was designed by the grandson of Mirei, Chisao Shigemori as a kind of homage to his grandfather and to enhance Tenrai-an.
    tenrai-an-12.jpg
  • Tenrai-an Garden - Mirei Shigemori Memorial Hall Garden was built when Shigemori was only 18, it exhibits his desire to make the most of the tea ceremony. The teahouse structure was moved here from his birthplace. The pathway outside the ceremonial tearoom was constructed at the time of relocation and there is an added dynamic due to the adjacent Yoshikawa Hachimangu Shrine which is dedicated to the gods of the sea. The adjacent dry karesansui garden was designed by the grandson of Mirei, Chisao Shigemori as a kind of homage to his grandfather and to enhance Tenrai-an.
    tenrai-an-5.jpg
  • Tenrai-an Garden - Mirei Shigemori Memorial Hall Garden was built when Shigemori was only 18, it exhibits his desire to make the most of the tea ceremony. The teahouse structure was moved here from his birthplace. The pathway outside the ceremonial tearoom was constructed at the time of relocation and there is an added dynamic due to the adjacent Yoshikawa Hachimangu Shrine which is dedicated to the gods of the sea. The adjacent dry karesansui garden was designed by the grandson of Mirei, Chisao Shigemori as a kind of homage to his grandfather and to enhance Tenrai-an.
    tenrai-an-7.jpg
  • Tenrai-an Garden - Mirei Shigemori Memorial Hall Garden was built when Shigemori was only 18, it exhibits his desire to make the most of the tea ceremony. The teahouse structure was moved here from his birthplace. The pathway outside the ceremonial tearoom was constructed at the time of relocation and there is an added dynamic due to the adjacent Yoshikawa Hachimangu Shrine which is dedicated to the gods of the sea. The adjacent dry karesansui garden was designed by the grandson of Mirei, Chisao Shigemori as a kind of homage to his grandfather and to enhance Tenrai-an.
    tenrai-an-4.jpg
  • Tenrai-an Garden - Mirei Shigemori Memorial Hall Garden was built when Shigemori was only 18, it exhibits his desire to make the most of the tea ceremony. The teahouse structure was moved here from his birthplace. The pathway outside the ceremonial tearoom was constructed at the time of relocation and there is an added dynamic due to the adjacent Yoshikawa Hachimangu Shrine which is dedicated to the gods of the sea. The adjacent dry karesansui garden was designed by the grandson of Mirei, Chisao Shigemori as a kind of homage to his grandfather and to enhance Tenrai-an.
    tenrai-an-1.jpg
  • Tenrai-an Garden - Mirei Shigemori Memorial Hall Garden was built when Shigemori was only 18, it exhibits his desire to make the most of the tea ceremony. The teahouse structure was moved here from his birthplace. The pathway outside the ceremonial tearoom was constructed at the time of relocation and there is an added dynamic due to the adjacent Yoshikawa Hachimangu Shrine which is dedicated to the gods of the sea. The adjacent dry karesansui garden was designed by the grandson of Mirei, Chisao Shigemori as a kind of homage to his grandfather and to enhance Tenrai-an.
    tenrai-an-10.jpg
  • Tenrai-an Garden - Mirei Shigemori Memorial Hall Garden was built when Shigemori was only 18, it exhibits his desire to make the most of the tea ceremony. The teahouse structure was moved here from his birthplace. The pathway outside the ceremonial tearoom was constructed at the time of relocation and there is an added dynamic due to the adjacent Yoshikawa Hachimangu Shrine which is dedicated to the gods of the sea. The adjacent dry karesansui garden was designed by the grandson of Mirei, Chisao Shigemori as a kind of homage to his grandfather and to enhance Tenrai-an.
    tenrai-an-11.jpg
  • Kudoku-an was designed by Mirei Shigemori when he was 64 years old. It was first built as a private teahouse in Okayama in 1963 then moved to Omura-ji Temple in June 2004. The tea house is constructed of Japanese cedar which Mirei chose, and its beauty is appreciated as his best work. If you stroll around inside Omura-ji Temple, you will see the garden he designed and a black pine tree that is more than 350 years old.
    kudoku-an-1.jpg
  • Kudoku-an was designed by Mirei Shigemori when he was 64 years old. It was first built as a private teahouse in Okayama in 1963 then moved to Omura-ji Temple in June 2004. The tea house is constructed of Japanese cedar which Mirei chose, and its beauty is appreciated as his best work. If you stroll around inside Omura-ji Temple, you will see the garden he designed and a black pine tree that is more than 350 years old.
    kudoku-an-2.jpg
  • Kyokutou-tei Garden at Ogura-tei Residence was created in 1951 by Shigemori Mirei and with his craftspeople they created it in just a few days. Three stone work arrangements enclosed in hair moss in a beautifully organized garden best viewed from the shoin. The three stone work groupings are the hourai - a formal grouping visible from the shoin. On the left is there is a semiformal grouping, and on the right side is the an informal grouping. The borrowed landscape from the nearby mountains are incorporated naturally. Horai Shinsen’s view of the world applies an unusual treatment of traditional tea ceremony garden.
    omura-tei-1.jpg
  • Kyokutou-tei Garden at Ogura-tei Residence was created in 1951 by Shigemori Mirei and with his craftspeople they created it in just a few days. Three stone work arrangements enclosed in hair moss in a beautifully organized garden best viewed from the shoin. The three stone work groupings are the hourai - a formal grouping visible from the shoin. On the left is there is a semiformal grouping, and on the right side is the an informal grouping. The borrowed landscape from the nearby mountains are incorporated naturally. Horai Shinsen’s view of the world applies an unusual treatment of traditional tea ceremony garden.
    omura-tei-2.jpg
  • Kudoku-an was designed by Mirei Shigemori when he was 64 years old. It was first built as a private teahouse in Okayama in 1963 then moved to Omura-ji Temple in June 2004. The tea house is constructed of Japanese cedar which Mirei chose, and its beauty is appreciated as his best work. If you stroll around inside Omura-ji Temple, you will see the garden he designed and a black pine tree that is more than 350 years old.
    kudoku-an-3.jpg
  • Kozanji Mirei Garden - Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
    kozenji-mirei-01.jpg
  • Kozanji Mirei Garden - Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
    kozenji-mirei-02.jpg
  • Hachijin-no-Niwa Garden at Kishiwada Castle - this very unique karesansui garden is set in the courtyard of Kishiwada-jo and designed to be viewed from the windows of the castle. It is a very modern design of geometric, linear stones punctuated by groups of rocks in a field of pebbles. The garden was designed by Mirei Shigemori, a leading figure in the development of the modern Japanese garden. The garden was completed in 1953. Eight groups of rocks represent the "Battle Formation of the Eight Positions". Each of these eight groupings has a name: heaven, earth, bird/phoenix, dragon, cloud, serpent, tiger or wind.  The garden challenges our thinking about the usually calm effects of stone gardens. Based on the layout of a mythological battle conducted by Chinese General Zhuge Liang, the stone setting at the center of the design, named Central Camp, is the garden’s focal point.  Eight stone sub-camps:  Heaven, Earth, Wind, Cloud, Dragon, Tiger, Phoenix and Snake surround the main encampment.
    kishiwada-garden-2.jpg
  • Hachijin-no-Niwa Garden at Kishiwada Castle - a very unique karesansui garden  set in the courtyard of Kishiwada-jo and designed to be viewed from the windows of the castle. It is a very modern design of geometric, linear stones punctuated by rocks in a field of pebbles. The garden was designed by Mirei Shigemori, a leading figure in the development of the modern Japanese garden. Eight groups of rocks represent the "Battle Formation of the Eight Positions". Each of these eight groupings has a name: heaven, earth, phoenix, dragon, cloud, serpent, tiger and wind.  The garden challenges our thinking about the usually calm effect of stone gardens. Based on the layout of a mythological battle conducted by Chinese General Zhuge Liang, the stone setting at the center of the design, named Central Camp, is the garden’s focal point.
    kishiwada-garden-4.jpg
  • Hachijin-no-Niwa Garden at Kishiwada Castle - this very unique karesansui garden is set in the courtyard of Kishiwada-jo and designed to be viewed from the windows of the castle. It is a very modern design of geometric, linear stones punctuated by groups of rocks in a field of pebbles. The garden was designed by Mirei Shigemori, a leading figure in the development of the modern Japanese garden. The garden was completed in 1953. Eight groups of rocks represent the "Battle Formation of the Eight Positions". Each of these eight groupings has a name: heaven, earth, bird/phoenix, dragon, cloud, serpent, tiger or wind.  The garden challenges our thinking about the usually calm effects of stone gardens. Based on the layout of a mythological battle conducted by Chinese General Zhuge Liang, the stone setting at the center of the design, named Central Camp, is the garden’s focal point.  Eight stone sub-camps:  Heaven, Earth, Wind, Cloud, Dragon, Tiger, Phoenix and Snake surround the main encampment.
    kishiwada-garden-1.jpg
  • Hachijin-no-Niwa Garden at Kishiwada Castle - this very unique karesansui garden is set in the courtyard of Kishiwada-jo and designed to be viewed from the windows of the castle. It is a very modern design of geometric, linear stones punctuated by groups of rocks in a field of pebbles. The garden was designed by Mirei Shigemori, a leading figure in the development of the modern Japanese garden. The garden was completed in 1953. Eight groups of rocks represent the "Battle Formation of the Eight Positions". Each of these eight groupings has a name: heaven, earth, bird/phoenix, dragon, cloud, serpent, tiger or wind.  The garden challenges our thinking about the usually calm effects of stone gardens. Based on the layout of a mythological battle conducted by Chinese General Zhuge Liang, the stone setting at the center of the design, named Central Camp, is the garden’s focal point.  Eight stone sub-camps:  Heaven, Earth, Wind, Cloud, Dragon, Tiger, Phoenix and Snake surround the main encampment.
    kishiwada-garden-3.jpg
  • Hachijin-no-Niwa Garden at Kishiwada Castle - this very unique karesansui garden is set in the courtyard of Kishiwada-jo and designed to be viewed from the windows of the castle. It is a very modern design of geometric, linear stones punctuated by groups of rocks in a field of pebbles. The garden was designed by Mirei Shigemori, a leading figure in the development of the modern Japanese garden. The garden was completed in 1953. Eight groups of rocks represent the "Battle Formation of the Eight Positions". Each of these eight groupings has a name: heaven, earth, bird/phoenix, dragon, cloud, serpent, tiger or wind.  The garden challenges our thinking about the usually calm effects of stone gardens. Based on the layout of a mythological battle conducted by Chinese General Zhuge Liang, the stone setting at the center of the design, named Central Camp, is the garden’s focal point.  Eight stone sub-camps:  Heaven, Earth, Wind, Cloud, Dragon, Tiger, Phoenix and Snake surround the main encampment.
    kishiwada-garden-5.jpg
  • Ryogin-an was originally the residence of the third abott of Tofuku-ji, The most prominent features of this temple are its three zen gardens designed in karesansui style.  The Garden of the Dragon one of the finest modern karesansui gardens designed by Shigemori Mirei, with stones dramatically placed amidst black and white gravel.  The dark areas represent dragons or clouds.  The Eastern garden is the "Garden of the Inseparable", with a simple ginkgo tree standing in the background. This garden uses purple gravel that is not common for zen gardens, a clue as to the modernity of its design. All three gardens were designed by Shigemori Mirei a modern master landscape gardener who designed other gardens in Tofukuji as well as others in Kyoto and Japan
    ryugin-an-7.jpg
  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
    kozanji-14.jpg
  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
    kozanji-03.jpg
  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
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  • Omura-ji Temple Garden had been originally built in the Nara era. The temple and garden has a small tea room called Goryoku-an created by Mitsuru Shigemori here. It was built in Okayama in the Showa period, then moved to Omuraji in 1999. The small garden was recreated by Mirei Shigemori.
    omura-ji-1.jpg
  • Shido-ji Temple Garden - Shidoji is the 86th temple in the Shikoku Pilgrimage Buddhist trail.  Its garden was originally created during the Muromachi period, the 15th century,  but was heavily damaged by an earthquake and left in ruins for many years.  The garden was commissioned by a local ruler of that time, and was designed to evoke ink wash paintings of Chinese landscapes depicting a river flowing through mountains. After being damaged it fell into disrepair and was neglected for many years. Mirei Shigemori resurrected it to its present state with a few modern twists.  Shigemori collaborated with Isamu Noguchi, the Japanese-American sculptor who had a studio on the east side of Takamatsu. In addition to resurrecting the ancient garden, Shigemori added one of his own in the karesansui or dry landscape style.
    shidoji-14.jpg
  • Shido-ji Temple Garden - Shidoji is the 86th temple in the Shikoku Pilgrimage Buddhist trail.  Its garden was originally created during the Muromachi period, the 15th century,  but was heavily damaged by an earthquake and left in ruins for many years.  The garden was commissioned by a local ruler of that time, and was designed to evoke ink wash paintings of Chinese landscapes depicting a river flowing through mountains. After being damaged it fell into disrepair and was neglected for many years. Mirei Shigemori resurrected it to its present state with a few modern twists.  Shigemori collaborated with Isamu Noguchi, the Japanese-American sculptor who had a studio on the east side of Takamatsu. In addition to resurrecting the ancient garden, Shigemori added one of his own in the karesansui or dry landscape style.
    shidoji-18.jpg
  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
    kozanji-11.jpg
  • Shido-ji Temple Garden - Shidoji is the 86th temple in the Shikoku Pilgrimage Buddhist trail.  Its garden was originally created during the Muromachi period, the 15th century,  but was heavily damaged by an earthquake and left in ruins for many years.  The garden was commissioned by a local ruler of that time, and was designed to evoke ink wash paintings of Chinese landscapes depicting a river flowing through mountains. After being damaged it fell into disrepair and was neglected for many years. Mirei Shigemori resurrected it to its present state with a few modern twists.  Shigemori collaborated with Isamu Noguchi, the Japanese-American sculptor who had a studio on the east side of Takamatsu. In addition to resurrecting the ancient garden, Shigemori added one of his own in the karesansui or dry landscape style.
    shidoji-17.jpg
  • Shido-ji Temple Garden - Shidoji is the 86th temple in the Shikoku Pilgrimage Buddhist trail.  Its garden was originally created during the Muromachi period, the 15th century,  but was heavily damaged by an earthquake and left in ruins for many years.  The garden was commissioned by a local ruler of that time, and was designed to evoke ink wash paintings of Chinese landscapes depicting a river flowing through mountains. After being damaged it fell into disrepair and was neglected for many years. Mirei Shigemori resurrected it to its present state with a few modern twists.  Shigemori collaborated with Isamu Noguchi, the Japanese-American sculptor who had a studio on the east side of Takamatsu. In addition to resurrecting the ancient garden, Shigemori added one of his own in the karesansui or dry landscape style.
    shidoji-16.jpg
  • Shido-ji Temple Garden - Shidoji is the 86th temple in the Shikoku Pilgrimage Buddhist trail.  Its garden was originally created during the Muromachi period, the 15th century,  but was heavily damaged by an earthquake and left in ruins for many years.  The garden was commissioned by a local ruler of that time, and was designed to evoke ink wash paintings of Chinese landscapes depicting a river flowing through mountains. After being damaged it fell into disrepair and was neglected for many years. Mirei Shigemori resurrected it to its present state with a few modern twists.  Shigemori collaborated with Isamu Noguchi, the Japanese-American sculptor who had a studio on the east side of Takamatsu. In addition to resurrecting the ancient garden, Shigemori added one of his own in the karesansui or dry landscape style.
    shidoji-15.jpg
  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
    kozanji-04.jpg
  • Ryogin-an was originally the residence of the third abott of Tofuku-ji. The Garden of the Dragon is one of the finest modern karesansui gardens designed by Shigemori Mirei, with stones dramatically placed amidst black and white gravel - each dark area represents a dragon or clouds.  The Eastern garden is the "Garden of the Inseparable", with a simple ginkgo tree standing in the background. This garden uses purple gravel that is not common for zen gardens, and hints at the recency of its design. All three gardens were designed by Shigemori Mirei a modern master landscape gardener who designed other gardens in Tofukuji as well as others in Kyoto and around Japan
    ryugin-an-1.jpg
  • Shido-ji Temple Garden - Shidoji is the 86th temple in the Shikoku Pilgrimage Buddhist trail.  Its garden was originally created during the Muromachi period, the 15th century,  but was heavily damaged by an earthquake and left in ruins for many years.  The garden was commissioned by a local ruler of that time, and was designed to evoke ink wash paintings of Chinese landscapes depicting a river flowing through mountains. After being damaged it fell into disrepair and was neglected for many years. Mirei Shigemori resurrected it to its present state with a few modern twists.  Shigemori collaborated with Isamu Noguchi, the Japanese-American sculptor who had a studio on the east side of Takamatsu. In addition to resurrecting the ancient garden, Shigemori added one of his own in the karesansui or dry landscape style.
    shidoji-18.jpg
  • Zuiho-in Zen Garden's most intriguing feature is its main rock garden called "Dozuka-tei" which is raked into appealing patterns to suggest water ripples and waves lapping against rock formations representing the Hohrai Mountains. It was designed by Mirei Shigemori and is considered one of his most important modern Japanese gardens.
    zuiho-in-5-amber.jpg
  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
    AMBER-LOTUS-2023-195.jpg
  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
    kozanji-17.jpg
  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
    kozanji-09.jpg
  • Omura-ji Temple Garden had been originally built in the Nara era. The temple and garden has a small tea room called Goryoku-an created by Mitsuru Shigemori here. It was built in Okayama in the Showa period, then moved to Omuraji in 1999. The small garden was recreated by Mirei Shigemori.
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  • Shido-ji Temple Garden - Shidoji is the 86th temple in the Shikoku Pilgrimage Buddhist trail.  Its garden was originally created during the Muromachi period, the 15th century,  but was heavily damaged by an earthquake and left in ruins for many years.  The garden was commissioned by a local ruler of that time, and was designed to evoke ink wash paintings of Chinese landscapes depicting a river flowing through mountains. After being damaged it fell into disrepair and was neglected for many years. Mirei Shigemori resurrected it to its present state with a few modern twists.  Shigemori collaborated with Isamu Noguchi, the Japanese-American sculptor who had a studio on the east side of Takamatsu. In addition to resurrecting the ancient garden, Shigemori added one of his own in the karesansui or dry landscape style.
    shidoji-16.jpg
  • Zuiho-in Zen Garden's most intriguing feature is its main rock garden called "Dozuka-tei" which is raked into appealing patterns to suggest water ripples and waves lapping against rock formations representing the Hohrai Mountains. It was designed by Mirei Shigemori and is considered one of his most important modern Japanese gardens.
    zuiho-in-1.jpg
  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
    kozanji-06.jpg
  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
    kozanji-15.jpg
  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
    kozanji-10.jpg
  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
    kozanji-02.jpg
  • Shido-ji Temple Garden - Shidoji is the 86th temple in the Shikoku Pilgrimage Buddhist trail.  Its garden was originally created during the Muromachi period, the 15th century,  but was heavily damaged by an earthquake and left in ruins for many years.  The garden was commissioned by a local ruler of that time, and was designed to evoke ink wash paintings of Chinese landscapes depicting a river flowing through mountains. After being damaged it fell into disrepair and was neglected for many years. Mirei Shigemori resurrected it to its present state with a few modern twists.  Shigemori collaborated with Isamu Noguchi, the Japanese-American sculptor who had a studio on the east side of Takamatsu. In addition to resurrecting the ancient garden, Shigemori added one of his own in the karesansui or dry landscape style.
    shidoji-14.jpg
  • Shido-ji Temple Garden - Shidoji is the 86th temple in the Shikoku Pilgrimage Buddhist trail.  Its garden was originally created during the Muromachi period, the 15th century,  but was heavily damaged by an earthquake and left in ruins for many years.  The garden was commissioned by a local ruler of that time, and was designed to evoke ink wash paintings of Chinese landscapes depicting a river flowing through mountains. After being damaged it fell into disrepair and was neglected for many years. Mirei Shigemori resurrected it to its present state with a few modern twists.  Shigemori collaborated with Isamu Noguchi, the Japanese-American sculptor who had a studio on the east side of Takamatsu. In addition to resurrecting the ancient garden, Shigemori added one of his own in the karesansui or dry landscape style.
    shidoji-17.jpg
  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
    kozanji-01.jpg
  • Zuiho-in Zen Garden's most intriguing feature is its main rock garden called "Dozuka-tei" which is raked into appealing patterns to suggest water ripples and waves lapping against rock formations representing the Hohrai Mountains. It was designed by Mirei Shigemori and is considered one of his most important modern Japanese gardens.
    zuiho-in-2.jpg
  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
    kozanji-19.jpg
  • Ryogin-an was originally the residence of the third abott of Tofuku-ji. The Garden of the Dragon is one of the finest modern karesansui gardens designed by Shigemori Mirei, with stones dramatically placed amidst black and white gravel - each dark area represents a dragon or clouds.  The Eastern garden is the "Garden of the Inseparable", with a simple ginkgo tree standing in the background. This garden uses purple gravel that is not common for zen gardens, and hints at the recency of its design. All three gardens were designed by Shigemori Mirei a modern master landscape gardener who designed other gardens in Tofukuji as well as others in Kyoto and indeed Japan.
    AMBER-LOTUS-2023-83.jpg
  • Ryogin-an was originally the residence of the third abott of Tofuku-ji. The Garden of the Dragon is one of the finest modern karesansui gardens designed by Shigemori Mirei, with stones dramatically placed amidst black and white gravel - each dark area represents a dragon or clouds.  The Eastern garden is the "Garden of the Inseparable", with a simple ginkgo tree standing in the background. This garden uses purple gravel that is not common for zen gardens, and hints at the recency of its design. All three gardens were designed by Shigemori Mirei a modern master landscape gardener who designed other gardens in Tofukuji as well as others in Kyoto and indeed Japan.
    ryugin-an-6.jpg
  • Shido-ji Temple Garden - Shidoji is the 86th temple in the Shikoku Pilgrimage Buddhist trail.  Its garden was originally created during the Muromachi period, the 15th century,  but was heavily damaged by an earthquake and left in ruins for many years.  The garden was commissioned by a local ruler of that time, and was designed to evoke ink wash paintings of Chinese landscapes depicting a river flowing through mountains. After being damaged it fell into disrepair and was neglected for many years. Mirei Shigemori resurrected it to its present state with a few modern twists.  Shigemori collaborated with Isamu Noguchi, the Japanese-American sculptor who had a studio on the east side of Takamatsu. In addition to resurrecting the ancient garden, Shigemori added one of his own in the karesansui or dry landscape style.
    shidoji-15.jpg
  • Kozanji Temple lies along the Nakasendo Road in Kiso.  It was originally founded during the Kamakura Period. The temple and its garden have been reconstructed from the devastated temple that was once here known as Kiso Sandai-ji Temple. Behind the main hall the modern Japanese garden, named Nunniwa, was created by Shigemori Mirei. This large dry garden in is said to be the largest karesansui garden in Japan - without a single tree or blade of grass. The stones were brought in from the Seto Inland Sea.
    kozanji-16.jpg
  • Zuiho-in Zen Garden's most intriguing feature is its main rock garden called "Dozuka-tei" which is raked into appealing patterns to suggest water ripples and waves lapping against rock formations representing the Hohrai Mountains. It was designed by Mirei Shigemori and is considered one of his most important modern Japanese gardens.
    zuiho-in-8.jpg
  • Zuiho-in Zen Garden's most intriguing feature is its main rock garden called "Dozuka-tei" which is raked into appealing patterns to suggest water ripples and waves lapping against rock formations representing the Hohrai Mountains. It was designed by Mirei Shigemori and is considered one of his most important modern Japanese gardens.
    zuiho-in-3.jpg
  • Zuiho-in Zen Garden's most intriguing feature is its main rock garden called "Dozuka-tei" which is raked into appealing patterns to suggest water ripples and waves lapping against rock formations representing the Hohrai Mountains. It was designed by Mirei Shigemori and is considered one of his most important modern Japanese gardens.
    zuiho-in-6.jpg
  • Ryogin-an was originally the residence of the third abott of Tofuku-ji. The Garden of the Dragon is one of the finest modern karesansui gardens designed by Shigemori Mirei, with stones dramatically placed amidst black and white gravel - each dark area represents a dragon or clouds.  The Eastern garden is the "Garden of the Inseparable", with a simple ginkgo tree standing in the background. This garden uses purple gravel that is not common for zen gardens, and hints at the recency of its design. All three gardens were designed by Shigemori Mirei a modern master landscape gardener who designed other gardens in Tofukuji as well as others in Kyoto and indeed Japan.
    ryugin-an-2.jpg
  • Zuiho-in Zen Garden's most intriguing feature is its main rock garden called "Dozuka-tei" which is raked into appealing patterns to suggest water ripples and waves lapping against rock formations representing the Hohrai Mountains. It was designed by Mirei Shigemori and is considered one of his most important modern Japanese gardens.
    zuiho-in-5.jpg
  • Ryugin-an Eastern garden is the "Garden of the Inseparable".  This garden uses purple gravel that is not common for zen gardens, an indicator of the modernity of its design.  Ryugin-an gardens were designed by Shigemori Mirei the renowned landscape architect and garden designer who designed other gardens at Tofukuji, as well as other venues in Kyoto and elsewhere in Japan.
    ryugin-an-4.jpg
  • Zuiho-in Zen Garden's most intriguing feature is its main rock garden called "Dozuka-tei" which is raked into appealing patterns to suggest water ripples and waves lapping against rock formations representing the Hohrai Mountains. It was designed by Mirei Shigemori and is considered one of his most important modern Japanese gardens.
    zuiho-in-9.jpg
  • Zuiho-in Zen Garden's most intriguing feature is its main rock garden called "Dozuka-tei" which is raked into appealing patterns to suggest water ripples and waves lapping against rock formations representing the Hohrai Mountains. It was designed by Mirei Shigemori and is considered one of his most important modern Japanese gardens.
    zuiho-in-10.jpg
  • Rinshoji Garden, Rinshoji Temple is known for its unique modern Japanese garden, designed by renowned modern Japanese garden designer Mirei Shigemori.  Mirei fused modern art with Japanese garden design.  Here, he took advantage of the gentle hill and sculpted shrubs as part of the motif.  It follows a Japanese wave pattern, often used in kimono designs. The garden is especially alive during May when the azaleas are at their peak.
    rinshoji-08.jpg
  • Rinshoji Garden, Rinshoji Temple is known for its unique modern Japanese garden, designed by renowned modern Japanese garden designer Mirei Shigemori.  Mirei fused modern art with Japanese garden design.  Here, he took advantage of the gentle hill and sculpted shrubs as part of the motif.  It follows a Japanese wave pattern, often used in kimono designs. The garden is especially alive during May when the azaleas are at their peak.
    rinshoji-06.jpg
  • Rinshoji Garden, Rinshoji Temple is known for its unique modern Japanese garden, designed by renowned modern Japanese garden designer Mirei Shigemori.  Mirei fused modern art with Japanese garden design.  Here, he took advantage of the gentle hill and sculpted shrubs as part of the motif.  It follows a Japanese wave pattern, often used in kimono designs. The garden is especially alive during May when the azaleas are at their peak.
    rinshoji-04.jpg
  • Rinshoji Garden, Rinshoji Temple is known for its unique modern Japanese garden, designed by renowned modern Japanese garden designer Mirei Shigemori.  Mirei fused modern art with Japanese garden design.  Here, he took advantage of the gentle hill and sculpted shrubs as part of the motif.  It follows a Japanese wave pattern, often used in kimono designs. The garden is especially alive during May when the azaleas are at their peak.
    rinshoji-10.jpg
  • Ryogin-an Eastern garden is the "Garden of the Inseparable". This garden uses purple gravel that is not common for zen gardens, an indicator of the modernity of its of its design. Ryogin-an gardens were designed by Shigemori Mirei the renowned landscape architect and garden designer who designed other gardens at Tofukuji, as well as other venues in Kyoto and Japan.
    ryugin-an-5.jpg
  • Rinshoji Garden, Rinshoji Temple is known for its unique modern Japanese garden, designed by renowned modern Japanese garden designer Mirei Shigemori.  Mirei fused modern art with Japanese garden design.  Here, he took advantage of the gentle hill and sculpted shrubs as part of the motif.  It follows a Japanese wave pattern, often used in kimono designs. The garden is especially alive during May when the azaleas are at their peak.
    rinshoji-07.jpg
  • Rinshoji Garden, Rinshoji Temple is known for its unique modern Japanese garden, designed by renowned modern Japanese garden designer Mirei Shigemori.  Mirei fused modern art with Japanese garden design.  Here, he took advantage of the gentle hill and sculpted shrubs as part of the motif.  It follows a Japanese wave pattern, often used in kimono designs. The garden is especially alive during May when the azaleas are at their peak.
    rinshoji-09.jpg
  • Rinshoji Garden, Rinshoji Temple is known for its unique modern Japanese garden, designed by renowned modern Japanese garden designer Mirei Shigemori.  Mirei fused modern art with Japanese garden design.  Here, he took advantage of the gentle hill and sculpted shrubs as part of the motif.  It follows a Japanese wave pattern, often used in kimono designs. The garden is especially alive during May when the azaleas are at their peak.
    rinshoji-01.jpg
  • Rinshoji Garden, Rinshoji Temple is known for its unique modern Japanese garden, designed by renowned modern Japanese garden designer Mirei Shigemori.  Mirei fused modern art with Japanese garden design.  Here, he took advantage of the gentle hill and sculpted shrubs as part of the motif.  It follows a Japanese wave pattern, often used in kimono designs. The garden is especially alive during May when the azaleas are at their peak.
    rinshoji-03.jpg
  • Rinshoji Garden, Rinshoji Temple is known for its unique modern Japanese garden, designed by renowned modern Japanese garden designer Mirei Shigemori.  Mirei fused modern art with Japanese garden design.  Here, he took advantage of the gentle hill and sculpted shrubs as part of the motif.  It follows a Japanese wave pattern, often used in kimono designs. The garden is especially alive during May when the azaleas are at their peak.
    rinshoji-05.jpg
  • Zuiho-in Garden of the Cross is raked into patterns to suggest a cross.  The founder of the temple, Otomo became a Christian before it was outlawed in Japan, and was renamed Francisco.  However, for hundreds of years the Christian background of this garden was hidden.  The Garden of the Cross is called this for the pattern that the stones make on the sand. The original idea of a cross was inspired the hidden beliefs of Otomo.
    zuiho-in-12.jpg
  • Rinshoji Garden, Rinshoji Temple is known for its unique modern Japanese garden, designed by renowned modern Japanese garden designer Mirei Shigemori.  Mirei fused modern art with Japanese garden design.  Here, he took advantage of the gentle hill and sculpted shrubs as part of the motif.  It follows a Japanese wave pattern, often used in kimono designs. The garden is especially alive during May when the azaleas are at their peak.
    rinshoji-02.jpg
  • Nirvana Shakkei Garden at Shinnyodo -  Three gardens are to be found at <br />
Shinnyodo Temple.  The first is the Nehan "Nirvana" garden and was built in the classic karesansui rock garden style in 1988. It uses the shakkei borrowed landscape technique to include Mt. Hiei in its design. The second garden was designed by Shigemori Chisao - Its modern geometrical style is similar in design to his father renowned landscape architect and garden designer Shigemori Mirei. The third is a small tea garden, with its own tea ceremony hut.
    shinnyodo-shakkei-garden-2.jpg
  • Nirvana Shakkei Garden at Shinnyodo -  Three gardens are to be found at <br />
Shinnyodo Temple.  The first is the Nehan "Nirvana" garden and was built in the classic karesansui rock garden style in 1988. It uses the shakkei borrowed landscape technique to include Mt. Hiei in its design. The second garden was designed by Shigemori Chisao - Its modern geometrical style is similar in design to his father renowned landscape architect and garden designer Shigemori Mirei. The third is a small tea garden, with its own tea ceremony hut.
    shinnyodo-shakkei-garden-3.jpg
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