Kaisan-do (Joraku-an) — Attraction in Kyoto

At the north end of Tsuten Bridge, you turn right and head up some steps and then left. Raked stones on the left as you enter the courtyard in checkerboard format, and neatly kept bushes / flowering plants on the east side. Don’t know what the name of this structure is in English, but I think the garden name is Fumon-In. Adult ticket is 400yen, and that gets you access to the Tsuten Bridge too. The other garden is Hoyzo Garden, and that is a separate ticket. Very...

Lovely garden perhaps too many rocks and the zen stone garden had footprints right down the middle - intended perhaps ? Curiously the monks we came across were most unfriendly and indicated some arrogance, most un-zen...

The garden inside the temple is so clam and quite , feel a lot of zen vibe. Need to pay entry to visit here, we relax here and enjoy view , no much tourists here which...