重森三玲庭園One of the many little known gems in Kyoto is the Shigemori Mirei Gardens and home.
Occupying a large corner of a street a short walk from Yoshida Shrine and Kyoto University, the Shigemori Mirei Teien Bijutsukan Museum is a spacious, arty, artistic, and traditional home and garden.
The home was built in 1789 in the middle of the Edo Period. It originally belonged to Suzuka, a Shinto order based at Yoshida Shrine.
It has an adjoining garden and tea ceremony pavilions.
The noted gardener Shigemori Mirei (1896-1975) lived in the house and designed the garden, which was completed in 1970. Among his other works is the Hojo Garden in Tofukuji Temple, in south Kyoto.
The rocks in the Shigemori Mirei Garden symbolize the Elysian islands.
Information
Reservations are required. Tours are in Japanese. Non-Japanese speakers will need to bring a Japanese speaking translator.
Telephone: 075 761 8776
Mail: shigemori@est.hi-ho.ne.jp
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