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JAPAN

Japan is situated in northeastern Asia between the North Pacific and the Sea of Japan. The area of Japan is 377,873 square kilometers, nearly equivalent to Germany and Switzerland combined or slightly smaller than California. Japan consists of four major islands, surrounded by more than 4,000 smaller islands.
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JNTO TRAVEL PLANNER

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Gardens

Kyoto

Tenryu-ji Temple Garden

The Tenryu-ji Temple Garden is said to have been built by the founder of the temple, Muso Kokushi. The garden is designed to enable a visitor to enjoy changes in scenery while walking around the Sogen-chi Pond. The scenery of two hills - Kame-yama and Arashi-yama - both of which are located outside the garden, form part of the composition. This technique of making use of the surrounding landscape in garden design is known as shakkei. Stonework on a hill at the back of the pond symbolizes a mountain stream cascading into the pond. There are also stones symbolizing carp. This idea stems from a traditional Chinese fable in which a carp swims up a waterfall to become the more superior dragon. Among the gardens designed by master gardener Muso Kokushi, this garden is believed to be the least changed and is considered one of the most exquisite of all Japanese gardens.

Address
68 Sagatenryu-ji Susukinobaba-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

Admission Fee
500 yen

Closed
Open throughout the year

Directions
JR Kyoto Stn./JR Sagano Line/20-min. ride/Sagano Arashiyama Stn./10-min. walk

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