Name: Kôtôin  Koto-in, Kyoto Photo: Alan Tarver   Alternate Name: Kotoin; Koto-in  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):   Contruction Date: c. 1603  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: 9am - 5pm  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1998  Last Updated: 4/3/2005  Sources:   JGarden Description: One of the smaller Daitokuji sub-temples, it was founded in the Momoyama period by Hosokawa Tadaoki (1563-1645)

Recall the vistas of various famous places, select what attracts you and add your own interpretation. It is best to use this as a theme to design the whole of the garden while adding just the right amount of changes.   Sakuteiki   trans. by Marc Peter Keane