【Shinden】Private space for two on temple grounds

【Shinden】Experience the garden otherwise off-limits

【Shinden】The feeling of accomplishment after the experience is refreshing

【Shikidai entrance】Entrance for temple visitors

【Shinden】Breathe in the atmosphere of times long gone

【Akechimon】The monk will guide you deeper into the temple

【Osawa Pond】Its appearance unchanged for over 1200 years

【Osawa Pond】Pond stage exclusively for special events

【Front hall of Shingyo-den】A prayer for happiness of both

【Osawa Pond】Kikugashima, believed to be the origin of ikebana

【Front hall of Shingyo-den】Morning service in a solemn atmosphere

【Front hall of Shingyo-den】The monk will teach you the basics of the morning service

【Teikokan】Breakfast in a special room, off-limits to general public

【Teikokan】Enjoy a private garden no one else is permitted to enter

【Hondou】Compose yourself through copying of Sutras

【Hondou】Learn proper etiquette of Sutra copying

【Hondo】Special Daikakuji sutra copying

【Shinden】Building bestowed upon the temple by emperor Go-Mizunoo in the Edo Period

【Shinden】Visit the otherwise off-limits Shinden (Important cultural property)

【Shinden】Fusuma paintings are decorated with paintings by the prestigious Kano school

【Teikokan】All decorations are made with traditional techniques.

【Osawa Pond】Built in the Showa Era, the pagoda blends well into the Heian Era garden

【Ishibutai】Grasp the atmosphere of ancient rituals

【Shinden】Dry garden raking experience in an otherwise off-limits garden

【Shinden】Grasp the difficulty of creating straight lines

【Shinden】Even the break time of this experience is mystical

【Osawa Pond】In autumn you can see a tunnel of red foliage

【Teikokan】Enjoy a meal in a private room after the experience

【Teikokan】A special menu of authentic Shojin cuisine, by a well-established restaurant

【Teikokan】Private space just for the two of you

【Shop】Selling original goods available only here

【Corridor】A mere walk along the corridor is soothing for the soul

【Corridor】The “nightingale floor” makes sounds as you step on its boards

【Corridor】Historical building symbolizing Daikakuji

【Osawa Pond】Tenjinjima dating back to early Heian Era

【Osawa Pond】The pagoda standing majestically by the pond

【Osawa Pond】Make treasured memories that last a lifetime

【Nakoso Plaza】Finish with a surprise as an expression of gratitude

【Nakoso Plaza】Feel the nature with each season

【Nakoso Plaza】Embark on a new journey to happiness from a beautiful place

【Teikokan】A different view of the garden in each season

【Teikokan】Noble atmosphere of the antechamber of the royal family

【Teikokan】Tranquility of the otherwise off-limits garden

【Teikokan】Enjoy the gentle breeze

【Teikokan】Breakfast time to remember

【Bamboo grove】See the well-kept bamboo grove

【Kangetsudai】Spot made for moon watching with a lake view

【Akechi gate】Warm welcome by the temple monk

【Shingyo-zenden】Temple grounds are pretty and impressive

【Hondo】Temple precinct keeps the aura of the past