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The 5 Most Beautiful Traditional Japanese Gardens in Kyoto
Home to the world’s most famous Japanese Zen Garden, Ryoan-ji Temple is located close to the iconic Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) in northwest Kyoto. The karesansui or dry landscape garden is truly unlike any other garden you have seen, with 15 mystical rocks floating in a sea of pure white sand. Read more…
Kyoto's Best Zen Gardens
The term “Zen garden” is a bit of a misnomer. The correct term is “karesansui” (dry landscape garden) and karesansui gardens can be found at temples of all Buddhist sects. However, karesansui are particularly common at Zen temples and Kyoto, which has an abundance of Zen temples, is naturally home to some of the finest examples in the land. Read more…
Ryōan-ji – Wikipedia
Ryōan-ji is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Myōshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The Ryōan-ji garden is considered one of the finest surviving examples of kare-sansui, a refined type of Japanese Zen temple garden design generally featuring distinctive larger rock formations arranged amidst a sweeP of smooth pebbles raked into linear patterns that facilitate meditation. The temple and its gardens are listed as one of the Historic … Read more…
