The garden at nanzen-in temple

Redevelopment of the garden came in the early Edo Period (1603 and 1868). The temple keeps the pond and stroll garden design. Walk around the entire garden. This lets you view the pond and adjacent buildings from different perspectives. We view most gardens from one side.

The mountain in the south is only 120-200 feet (36-60 m) away from the start of the garden. Today, you see a dense forest covering the hillside. Before, it was a bamboo grove.

There have been other changes. Kuck’s 1936 description criticizes the state of the vegetation and stonework, concluding with “the stroll part of the garden has almost deteriorated into nothing and the garden is now for viewing alone. It has a secluded feeling of age about it and secrecy as one sees it unexpectedly from the bank above.�

Now, the garden and the stroll path look well tended.