Murin-an (Scenery Garden) Kyoto

A nice garden, built in 1896 by Ogawa Jihei for Yamagata Aritomo, a leading member of the Meiji government and twice Prime Minister of Japan.

Murin-an is an example of the "borrowed scenery" (Shakkei) in landscape gardens as it has a background view of Higashiyama mountains.

The complex designed garden, with western influence, is in strolling-style and has a lawn, two streams, stones and clipped shrubs.













Murin-an Link

Yamagata Aritomo Wikipedia Entry

Little Monument in Kyoto

"First garden in Japan"

Backyard Gardens

The Japanese love gardening and not an inch is spared from their gardening efforts. Their gardens are well maintained and lovingly cared for.