Murin-an is the former villa of Yamagata Aritomo, statesman of the Meiji and Taisho periods. The estate was constructed in 1894 as a stroll garden, designed by Yamagata, around streams fed by the Lake Biwa Canal and incorporating Higashiyama (the Eastern Hills) as borrowed scenery. Along with Shisendo-do, Murin-an provides an opportunity to see an elegant private family residence--as opposed to temple and garden. In 1941 the property was donated to the city of Kyoto which holds it as a cultural asset.
3/31/2010
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Murin-an is the former villa of Yamagata Aritomo, statesman of the Meiji and Taisho periods. The estate was constructed in 1894 as a stroll garden, designed by Yamagata, around streams fed by the Lake Biwa Canal and incorporating Higashiyama (the Eastern Hills) as borrowed scenery. Along with Shisendo-do, Murin-an provides an opportunity to see an elegant private family residence--as opposed to temple and garden. In 1941 the property was donated to the city of Kyoto which holds it as a cultural asset.
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I stood at the gate taking photos. Wish I'd gone in.
Higashiyama (east mountain) is in the east of Kyoto against wooded hills. Many sites central to Japanese culture are there: the geisha district of Gion, the Yasaka Shrine, Kiyomizu Temple, Tōfuku-jii, and Sanjūsangen-dō are all within a day's stroll, unless you actually enter one of these sites, any of which by themselves can absorb you for many hours. Higashiyama is also great for random photography.
Higashiyama (east mountain) is in the east of Kyoto against wooded hills. Many sites central to Japanese culture are there: the geisha district of Gion, the Yasaka Shrine, Kiyomizu Temple, Tōfuku-jii, and Sanjūsangen-dō are all within a day's stroll, unless you actually enter one of these sites, any of which by themselves can absorb you for many hours. Higashiyama is also great for random photography.
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I stood at the gate taking photos. Wish I'd gone in.
Higashiyama (east mountain) is in the east of Kyoto against wooded hills. Many sites central to Japanese culture are there: the geisha district of Gion, the Yasaka Shrine, Kiyomizu Temple, Tōfuku-jii, and Sanjūsangen-dō are all within a day's stroll, unless you actually enter one of these sites, any of which by themselves can absorb you for many hours. Higashiyama is also great for random photography.
Higashiyama (east mountain) is in the east of Kyoto against wooded hills. Many sites central to Japanese culture are there: the geisha district of Gion, the Yasaka Shrine, Kiyomizu Temple, Tōfuku-jii, and Sanjūsangen-dō are all within a day's stroll, unless you actually enter one of these sites, any of which by themselves can absorb you for many hours. Higashiyama is also great for random photography.
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Gonaitei is a small garden running along a stream north of Oike niwa garden.
In 794 Kyoto (then Heiankyo) became the capital under Emperor Kanmu. The Gosho---Imperial Palace---was at the north end of the city. As it burned repeatedly, the emperor took refuge at other palaces. The current site became the permanent palace in 1331 under Emperor Kogon and remained so until the capital was moved to Tokyo in 1869. The new palace also burned, and was rebuilt in 1788 and again in 1854. This is the palace we see today.
In 794 Kyoto (then Heiankyo) became the capital under Emperor Kanmu. The Gosho---Imperial Palace---was at the north end of the city. As it burned repeatedly, the emperor took refuge at other palaces. The current site became the permanent palace in 1331 under Emperor Kogon and remained so until the capital was moved to Tokyo in 1869. The new palace also burned, and was rebuilt in 1788 and again in 1854. This is the palace we see today.
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Gonaitei is a small garden running along a stream north of Oike niwa garden.
In 794 Kyoto (then Heiankyo) became the capital under Emperor Kanmu. The Gosho---Imperial Palace---was at the north end of the city. As it burned repeatedly, the emperor took refuge at other palaces. The current site became the permanent palace in 1331 under Emperor Kogon and remained so until the capital was moved to Tokyo in 1869. The new palace also burned, and was rebuilt in 1788 and again in 1854. This is the palace we see today.
In 794 Kyoto (then Heiankyo) became the capital under Emperor Kanmu. The Gosho---Imperial Palace---was at the north end of the city. As it burned repeatedly, the emperor took refuge at other palaces. The current site became the permanent palace in 1331 under Emperor Kogon and remained so until the capital was moved to Tokyo in 1869. The new palace also burned, and was rebuilt in 1788 and again in 1854. This is the palace we see today.
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Oike niwa is a stroll garden, situated around a large pond with bridges and a boat-mooring dock on the rocky shore.
In 794 Kyoto (then Heiankyo) became the capital under Emperor Kanmu. The Gosho---Imperial Palace---was at the north end of the city. As it burned repeatedly, the emperor took refuge at other palaces. The current site became the permanent palace in 1331 under Emperor Kogon and remained so until the capital was moved to Tokyo in 1869. The new palace also burned, and was rebuilt in 1788 and again in 1854. This is the palace we see today.
In 794 Kyoto (then Heiankyo) became the capital under Emperor Kanmu. The Gosho---Imperial Palace---was at the north end of the city. As it burned repeatedly, the emperor took refuge at other palaces. The current site became the permanent palace in 1331 under Emperor Kogon and remained so until the capital was moved to Tokyo in 1869. The new palace also burned, and was rebuilt in 1788 and again in 1854. This is the palace we see today.
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The temple of Jisho-ji is known as Ginkaku-ji, the Silver Pavilion, begun in 1482. It was the retirement villa of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, 8th Shogun of the Muromachi Period. The complex became the very center of Japanese aesthetic concerns during Yoshimasa's residency, particularly in the areas of art collecting, flower arranging, and the tea ceremony. (From Bowdoin College. Ginkaku-ji has become a tourist vortex, but it's hard to exaggerate it's importance to Japanese esthetics. I recommend: "Yoshimasa and the Silver Pavilion: The Creation of the Soul of Japan" by Donald Keene.
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Ryogen-in is a subtemple of Daitoku-ji. It was founded by Tokei Soboku in 1502. Within or adjoining the abbot's residence are five gardens of which the Totekiko is the smallest recognized dry garden (karensansui) in Japan.
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Ryogen-in is a subtemple of Daitoku-ji. It was founded by Tokei Soboku in 1502. Within or adjoining the abbot's residence are five gardens of which the Totekiko is the smallest recognized dry garden (karensansui) in Japan.
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A branch of Daitokuji Temple founded in 1601 by Hosokawa Tadaoki (1563-1645). A great and famous warrior, Hosokawa fought under Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Korea and supported Tokugawa Ieyasu in the establishment of his shogunate. His wife, Gratia (or Gracia), was both a devout follower of the banned Catholic church and the daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide who attacked Oda Nobunaga and caused his death by seppuku.
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A branch of Daitokuji Temple founded in 1601 by Hosokawa Tadaoki (1563-1645). A great and famous warrior, Hosokawa fought under Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Korea and supported Tokugawa Ieyasu in the establishment of his shogunate. His wife, Gratia (or Gracia), was both a devout follower of the banned Catholic church and the daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide who attacked Oda Nobunaga and caused his death by seppuku
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Korin-in, a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, was founded by Yoshifusa Hatekeyama, a warlord of the Noto (now Ishikawa) Prefecture, in 1521-23. The hojo (main building) and other elements are in the Muromachi style. It has a famous tea room, Kankyo-tei, and a great dry garden. Korin-in is normally closed except for a couple of times each year. We got lucky.
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Just love this azalea wrapping around rocks.
Korin-in, a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, was founded by Yoshifusa Hatekeyama, a warlord of the Noto (now Ishikawa) Prefecture, in 1521-23. The hojo (main building) and other elements are in the Muromachi style. It has a famous tea room, Kankyo-tei, and a great dry garden. Korin-in is normally closed except for a couple of times each year. We got lucky.
Korin-in, a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, was founded by Yoshifusa Hatekeyama, a warlord of the Noto (now Ishikawa) Prefecture, in 1521-23. The hojo (main building) and other elements are in the Muromachi style. It has a famous tea room, Kankyo-tei, and a great dry garden. Korin-in is normally closed except for a couple of times each year. We got lucky.
Korin-in, dry garden.jpg
Korin-in, a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, was founded by Yoshifusa Hatekeyama, a warlord of the Noto (now Ishikawa) Prefecture, in 1521-23. The hojo (main building) and other elements are in the Muromachi style. It has a famous tea room, Kankyo-tei, and a great dry garden. Korin-in is normally closed except for a couple of times each year. We got lucky.
Korin-in, dry garden.jpg
Korin-in, a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, was founded by Yoshifusa Hatekeyama, a warlord of the Noto (now Ishikawa) Prefecture, in 1521-23. The hojo (main building) and other elements are in the Muromachi style. It has a famous tea room, Kankyo-tei, and a great dry garden. Korin-in is normally closed except for a couple of times each year. We got lucky.
Korin-in, main entry.jpg
Korin-in, a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, was founded by Yoshifusa Hatekeyama, a warlord of the Noto (now Ishikawa) Prefecture, in 1521-23. The hojo (main building) and other elements are in the Muromachi style. It has a famous tea room, Kankyo-tei, and a great dry garden. Korin-in is normally closed except for a couple of times each year. We got lucky.
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A small karesansui; the 1st garden you see.
Daisen-in, a subtemple of Daitoku-ji, was founded in 1509 by Zen priest Kogaku Soko (1464-1548). The gardens date from about that time and may have been designed by Kogaku or perhaps by the painter Soami, who did the landscape paintings in the main hall. The garden is a miniature landscape with mountains, waterfalls and river and wraps entirely around the main hall (hojo).
Daisen-in, a subtemple of Daitoku-ji, was founded in 1509 by Zen priest Kogaku Soko (1464-1548). The gardens date from about that time and may have been designed by Kogaku or perhaps by the painter Soami, who did the landscape paintings in the main hall. The garden is a miniature landscape with mountains, waterfalls and river and wraps entirely around the main hall (hojo).
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