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Maik

May 31, 2018

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Shōsei-en Garden belongs to Higashi-Hongan-ji, the great temple north of Kyoto Station. The garden was built in the early Heian period (794-1185). The garden as we see it today was laid out in 1641 after the Shogun Tokugawa donated the land to Hongan-ji.

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Wiro L.

February 13, 2020

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Shōsei-de is a garden belonging to Higashi-Hongan-ji, the large temple of the True Pure Land School of Buddhism north of Kyoto Station. The garden is said to have belonged to …

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Viajera

September 25, 2025

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A beautiful garden in the middle of the city. A true respite. A Japanese experience.

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