Name: Hôkokuji    Alternate Name: Hokokuji, Hokoku-ji  Address:   Mailing Address:   City:   State:   Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s):   Construction Period: -   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