Murin-an Teien
Information : Murin-an Teien | 無鄰庵庭園
Murinan was built from 1894 to 1896 by Jihee Ogawa* and was designed by Aritomo Yamagata who was an elder statesman. The name of “Murinan” came from there having been no neighboring house in a hermitage which Mr. Yamagata built in Yamaguchi prefecture. The garden is a strolling pond garden which uses Mt.Higashi as the background (Shakkei Technique*). There is the three steps waterfall which imitated the waterfall of Daigo-ji temple’s garden.
Jihee Ogawa : built the Heian Jingu Shinen garden and the Furukawa garden.
Shakkei : the technique of forming a dynamic scene by taking nature into the scenery in a garden as a background.
Hours : 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Fee : Adult / 350 yen
Address
Nanzenji-Kusakawacho, Sakyo ward, Kyoto city, Kyoto
Access
7 min walk from Keage Sta. (Tozai line)
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