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*Ginkaku-ji Gardens 慈照寺（銀閣寺）庭園 Jishōji (Ginkakuji) teien: Kyōto: also a Special Historic Site: 1 *Kinkaku-ji Gardens 鹿苑寺（金閣寺）庭園 Rokuonji (Kinkakuji) teien: Kyōto: also a Special Historic Site
*Rokuon-ji Gardens 鹿苑寺（金閣寺）庭園 Rokuonji (Kinkakuji) teien: Kita-ku, Kyoto: also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty; component of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) [4] Rokuonji (Kinkakuji) Gardens
Upper Garden pond. The Shugaku-in Imperial Villa (修学院離宮, Shugaku-in Rikyū), or Shugaku-in Detached Palace, is a set of gardens and outbuildings (mostly teahouses) in the hills of the eastern suburbs of Kyoto, Japan (separate from the Kyoto Imperial Palace).
The temple was primarily constructed to honor Amitabha, and is famed for its moss garden. Over 120 types of moss are present in the two-tiered garden, resembling a beautiful green carpet with many subtle shades. Saihō-ji was destroyed by fire during the Ōnin War and twice ravaged by floods during the Edo Period, but has since been rebuilt.
The garden is located in northern part of Kyoto city and accessible by public transports. Parking is also available for car and bicycle. Main gate Metro: Gate 3, Kitaōji Station on Karasuma line; Bus stop: Botanical garden (in Japanese 植物園) on line 1, 204, 205, 206, N8 of Kyoto City Bus, and line 32, 34, 35, 45, 46 by Kyoto Bus. Kitayama ...
It also contains the Sentō Imperial Palace gardens and the Kyoto State Guest House. The estate dates from the early Edo period when the residence of high court nobles were grouped close together with the palace and the area walled. When the capital was moved to Tokyo, the residences of the court nobles were demolished and most of Kyōto Gyoen ...
The conception of gardens in a group of three is found elsewhere, for example, in the three gardens of Emperor Go-Mizunoo, who abdicated in 1629. At Shugakuin Imperial Villa, Go-Mizunoo maintained landscaped areas at separate elevations on the northeastern outskirts of Kyoto. [2]
Shosei-en Garden (渉成園) is a garden in Kyoto, Japan. The garden has teahouses, a hall with a Buddhist altar, and two ponds. The garden has teahouses, a hall with a Buddhist altar, and two ponds. The garden was named by Sennyo Shōnin, who used the garden as a residence when he retired in 1653 and was gifted the land by the shōgun Tokugawa ...