Name: Chishaku-in  Chishaku-in Photo: Lynn Perry   Alternate Name: Chishakuin  Address: Higashiyama-ku, Higashiyama Shichi-jo (Higashikawara-cho)  Mailing Address:   City: Kyoto-shi  State: Kyoto-hu  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=34.9667; long=135.8 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s): Attributed to Sen-no-Rikyû; rebuilt by Sosei  Contruction Date: c. 1598 (Momoyama period); rebuilt in 1674; rebuilt again after 1947 fire  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: 9am - 4pm; closed Mondays  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1996  Last Updated: 7/22/2000  JGarden Description: Chishaku-in weathered many storms. Originally built hundreds of kilometers away in Wakayama (formerly Kii), it was moved here by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1598. The original garden was reconstructed in 1674 by Sosei but it was destroyed again in 1947 by fire. Not all of the garden and buildings have been rebuilt. This is primarily a pond garden, with the water extending underneath the temple. It is also known for its flowering azaleas in April and May.

The leaves of the trees are falling. In the house one cannot hear anything-- Both nights when showers fall And nights when showers do not fall.   Minamoto Yorizane   trans. by Arthur Waley   12th century