Very calm and serene temple. A small temple with a reproduction of watercolor representing an illustration of a famous chinese Buddhist quote: "How do you catch a big slippery catfish with a small gourde?". As a result, catfish theme charms and goodies available. The most interesting parts are the zen garden - two (a white and a black) rock garden surrounding a tall whipping willow & the pound garden, which is framed to the artificial waterfall. A lot of momiji trees (maples) and a rather large wisteria complement well the pound. Usual koi fishea (japanese carps) in the pound but unusual very green tall algae cover the entire pound for an ethereal feeling. A traditional tea ceremony pagoda can be seen and an actual tea house can be used (seasonal wagashi and good quality matcha tea for 500¥). A nice little plus: near the souvenir boutique, a bamboo clock has a bamboo tube planted nearby and you can hear the sound it made underground, most peculiar! I recommend if you do not care about how famous the temple his (compare to ginka and kinkakuji or wosrt kyomizudera) or if you have some time to kill and feel the need of greens ^^