Name: Kohôan    Alternate Name: Kohoan; Koho-an  Address: Kita-ku, Murasakino, Daitokuji-cho  Mailing Address:   City: Kyoto-shi  State: Kyoto-hu  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=35.2; long=135.75 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s): Kobori Enshu (several)  Contruction Date: Edo Period (1621 - 1643)  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: not open to the public except once a year in the fall; special permission required at other times  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1996  Last Updated: 7/22/2000  JGarden Description: One of the sub-temples at Daitokuji, many of the gardens inside this site were designed by Kobori Enshu (1579-1647).

Recall the vistas of various famous places, select what attracts you and add your own interpretation. It is best to use this as a theme to design the whole of the garden while adding just the right amount of changes.   Sakuteiki   trans. by Marc Peter Keane