Name: Shoyoen Teien    Alternate Name: Shouyouen, Rinno-ji, Rinnoji  Address:   Mailing Address:   City: Nikko  State: Tochigi-ken  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=36.75; long=139.61667 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s):   Contruction Date: c. 1648  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours:   Admission:   Added to JGarden: 12/26/2000  Last Updated: 12/26/2000  JGarden Description: Rinnoji is a Tendai temple. It's garden was is thought to have been built around 1648. It is a relatively large garden with a view of Mt. Nantai and an east-west oriented pond surrounded by a path. Some of the garden has been altered ove the years, but much of the original remains including rock formation on the island and a treasured five-tiered stone lantern.

The flowers withered, Their color faded away, While meaninglessly I spent my days in the world And the long rains were falling.   Ono no Komachi   9th century