Name: Jôruriji    Alternate Name: Joruriji  Address: Kyoto-fu, Sorakugun, Kamo-cho  Mailing Address:   City: Kyoto-shi  State: Kyoto-hu  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=35.0833; long=135.75 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s): Soami (later reconstructed); restored by Mori Osamu  Contruction Date: 1629; temple founded c. 1150; restored in 1976  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: open daily  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1996  Last Updated: 7/22/2000  JGarden Description:

Years ago I went into retirement and built this place beside the mountain. Among the trees there is no worldly noise; beneath the eaves, the tranquil flow of a stream...   Ishikawa Jozan   founder of Shisendo   trans. by Jonathon Chaves   17th century