We often talk about the famous Japanese gardens, superlatives of the gardening art in Japan. However, after traveling through Japan for a longer time, I discovered that the country is filled with amazingly beautiful gardens and that many temples, shrines, houses or even restaurants can pleasantly surprise the passersby with a lovely garden.

One good example is this small garden located at the entrance of the Zuiho-in in Kyoto, temple itself famous for some of its Zen gardens (such as the “Garden of the Cross” and “Garden of Solitary Meditation”).

Stone lantern, moss and carefully trimmed pines… Simply beautiful!

Gate, Zuiho-in Temple, Kyoto

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