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Saiho-ji (Moss Temple)
56 Kamigayacho - Matsuo - Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto Route Planner
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In May and June, the Garden of Moss is truly bewitching. Designed in 1339 by Zen monk Muso Soseki (1275-1351) on the spot of a monastery dedicated to Amida Buddha, the temple of moss has two levels: the lower garden of Heian influence laid out around a water feature and the upper garden, built on a hillside, which is strewn with large rocks that bring to mind the bed of a waterfall, thus giving an idea of what awaits. Soseki also designed the first Zen garden.

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