Name: Genguen    Alternate Name: Gengu-en  Address:   Mailing Address:   City: Hikone-shi  State: Shiga-ken  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=35.2667; long=136.25 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s):   Contruction Date: 18th century  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours:   Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1998  Last Updated:   JGarden Description:

Since before anyone remembers It has been clear Shining like silver Though the moonlight penetrates it and the wind ruffles it No trace of either remains. Today I would not dare to expound the secret of the stream bed But I can tell you That the blue dragon is coiled there.   Muso Soseki   trans. by W.S. Merwin and Soiku Shigematsu   14th century