Name: Zuisenji    Alternate Name: Zuisen-ji  Address:   Mailing Address:   City: Kamakura-shi  State: Kanagawa-ken  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=35.3; long=139.55 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s): Muso Soseki (Muso Kokushi)  Contruction Date: 1327-1332  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours:   Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1996  Last Updated:   JGarden Description: Bibliography Johnson, Norris Brock. "The Garden in Zuisen Temple, Kamakura, Japan: design form and phylogenetic meaning". Journal of Garden History, 1990, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp 214-236. Johnson, Norris Brock. "Zen Buddhist Landscapes and the Idea of Temple: Muso Kokushi and Zuisen-ji, Kamakura, Japan". Arch. & Comport./Arch. Behavior, 1993, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp 213-226.

Is it a shower of rain? I thought as I listened. From my bed, just awake. But it was falling leaves Which could not stand the wind.   Saigyô   trans. by Bownas and Thwaite   12th century