Other gardens in the Sanin region that ranked among the top 50 in Japan were Minamikan ryokan in Matsue (4th); the Yushien garden also in the Shimane prefectural capital (21st); Kokokuji temple in ...
Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...
Encompassing nine prefectures, Central Japan entices with mist-shrouded ... visitors inevitably arrive at the former Chikurin-in temple, admiring its immaculate garden with quiet contemplation ...
The glow spreads to the garden below, over the azaleas ... Happily, the retreat is unlike a typical (and typically austere) Japanese temple stay. Morning and evening zazen (seated meditation ...
Plum blossoms are at their best in various parts of Kyoto. Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, known as a famous plum blossom viewing ...
The U.S.-based publication, better known in Japan as Sukiya Living ... the Yushien garden also in the prefectural capital, 23rd, Kokokuji temple in Izumo, 39th, and the Yunosuke’s Hotel ...