RYOANJI TEMPLE

白砂の中に７・５・３の割合で１５個の石が配置された枯山水の名庭で知られる禅寺。東庭にはこれも有名な”知足のつくばい”が。塔頭・大珠院前に広がる鏡容池は、６月のスイレンのころが格別美しい。

Originally built in 1450 by Katsumoto Hosokawa, this temple belong to the Rinzai sect of Buddhism. The Rock Garden is famous for its extreme simplicity, which reflects the Zen teaching Soami, the creator, had studied. It consists exclusively of neatly raked white sand and 15 rocks. The rocks are said to represent tigers, and the sand to depict a river. In this style of gardening, Karesansui, white sand represents water and rocks symbolize islands or animals.

拝観時間：８：００〜１７：００

拝観料：４００円

駐車場：１００台

TEL (075) 463-2216