Name: Jonangu    Alternate Name: Rakuseien; Rakusei-en  Address: Fushimi-ku, Shimotoba, Nakajima, Miyanomae-cho  Mailing Address:   City: Kyoto-shi  State: Kyoto-hu  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=34.95; long=135.8 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s): Nakane Kinsaku  Contruction Date: Showa; temple founded in Heian period  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: 9am - 4:30pm  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1998  Last Updated: 7/22/2000  Sources: A Guide to the Gardens of Kyoto. Marc Treib and Ron Herman. p 182.  JGarden Description: Formerly a villa for Emperor Shirakawa (Heian period), the site has a long history, but the gardens are quite recent, all built in the 20th century. The three gardens are intended to represent three periods of time: Heian, Muromachi/Momoyama and Modern. The Heian garden is constructed in the Shinden style with two streams leading to a pond, an island in the middle of the pond and a waterfall flowing down a hill. The Muromachi/Momoyama garden has a pond with a tea house and a rock garden. The modern garden has clipped hedges around a pool with a fountain. Marc Treib and Ron Herman suggest that cherry trees, azaleas and wisteria make a spring visit worthwhile and that the temple suggests visiting in the late afternoon as the best time.

Before the wind of spring Has tangled the fine threads Of the green willow -- Now would I show it To my love.   Manyôshuû   trans. by W.G. Aston, 1899