Name: Nanzenin    Alternate Name:   Address: Sakyo-ku, Nanzenji, Fukuchi-cho  Mailing Address:   City: Kyoto-shi  State: Kyoto-hu  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=35.11667; long=135.8 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s): unknown  Contruction Date: Early Edo reconstruction  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: 8am - 5pm (May - October); 9am - 5pm (Nov-April)  Admission:   Added to JGarden:   Last Updated:   JGarden Description: On the site of a villa originally built for Emperor Kameyama in 1274, this Nanzenji sub-temple has undergone numerous reconstructions, the most recent being in the Edo period. The pond and stroll garden here is off the beaten track but is still worth a visit.

The hanging raindrops Have not dried from the needles Of the fir forest Before the evening mist Of autumn rises.   Jakuren   trans. by Kenneth Rexroth   12th century