Discover a Quiet and Peaceful side of Kyoto
Keishun-in is a sub-temple of Myoshin-ji (a Rinzai Zen temple) in Kyoto’s Ukyo Ward, renowned for its four gardens, tea room, and sliding door paintings by Kano Sansetsu. When I visited, the rain had just stopped, making the moss in the gardens look particularly vibrant.
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In front of the Shinden Hall lies a stone garden of white sand, featuring a *Tachibana* orange tree on the right and a plum tree on the left.
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At Daisen-in, visitors can enjoy matcha tea for an additional fee.
You can also view famous sliding door paintings by the Kano school, although photography is not permitted.
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Daisen-in, a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji in Kyoto’s Kita Ward, is renowned for its *hojo* (abbot’s quarters) building—which features the oldest *tokonoma* (alcove) and *genkan* (entrance) in Japan—and for its dry landscape garden, a National Special Place of Scenic Beauty that epitomizes the Muromachi period.
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Agata Shrine in Uji is an ancient shrine that guards the *kimon* (northeast, or “demon gate”) of Byodo-in Temple and is home to a Japanese hackberry tree estimated to be 500 years old.
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