Name: Tôji-in Teien  Toji-in Photo: Alan Tarver   Alternate Name: Toji  Address: Kita-ku, Toji-in, Kitamachi  Mailing Address:   City: Saga  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): Muso Kokushi  Contruction Date: late 14th century (Kamakura period); extensions by Nakane Kinsaku in 20th century.  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: 8am - 5:30pm  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1999  Last Updated: 4/3/2005  Sources:   JGarden Description: Temple founded by Ashikaga Takauji in 1341 as the family temple. This compact and beautiful garden is not too trampled by the tourists. Marc Treib and Ron Herman recommend visiting in the late afternoon when the shadows are deep.

When the floating bridge Of the dream of a spring night Was snapped, I awoke: In the sky a bank of clouds Was drawing away from the peak.   Fujiwara no Teika (1162-1241)   Shinkokin Wakashû   trans. by Donald Keene