Name: Hôshunin    Alternate Name: Hoshunin  Address: Kita-ku, Murasakino, Daitokuji-cho  Mailing Address:   City: Kyoto-shi  State: Kyoto-hu  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=35.2; long=135.75 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s): Kobori Enshu  Contruction Date: c. 1608 (Edo/Momoyama) reconstructed in late 18th century  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: 8am - 5pm (4pm in winter)  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1998  Last Updated: 3/25/2001  JGarden Description: A sub-temple of Daitokuji. A shukkei karesansui garden. Similar to Daisenin but simpler. 9,254 sq ft.

Although the scene At Osawa-ike is old, The same bright autumn moon Casts down its lucide light. Osawa no Ike no keshiki wa Furi yuke do Kawarazu sumeru Aki no yo tsuki   Fujiwara no Shunzei (1114-1204)   Shinzoku kokin wakashû   trans. by M.V. Otake