Name: Jakkoin    Alternate Name:   Address: Sakyo-ku, Ohara, Kusao-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): various from c. 1185  Contruction Date: from 1185 (Kamakura period)  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: 9am - 5pm  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1996  Last Updated: 7/22/2000  JGarden Description: A nunnery that sits on a heavily forested site and against a sloping hillside. A waterfull; small pond; clipped azaleas; camellias; maples; cherries; known for its fall color.

Talking before the iris flowers: This also is one of the pleasures Of traveling.   Matsuo Basho   trans. by R.H. Blyth   17th century