Daisen-in Zen Garden

Daisen-in Zen Garden

One of Japan’s most famous Zen gardens located in the Daisen-in (Great Hermit’s Temple), a sub-temple of the main temple of Daitoku-ji in northern Kyoto. The Daisen-in was founded in 1509 by the Zen priest Kogaku Sotan (1464-1548) upon his retirement as abbot of Daitoku-ji. The entire complex is one of the most famous examples [...]