Zen stone garden
Neighborhood: Ukyo-ku
Nearest Train: Kitaoji/ City Subway
Phone: +81 75 463 2216
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Ryoanji is the world's most famous Zen stone garden and dates from the fifteenth century. Fifteen rocks are arranged in five groups within a walled rectangle of raked white gravel, perhaps representing the ocean or infinity. Color is provided by patches of green moss and the whole design is meant for meditative contemplation and to facilitate a silent conversation with oneself. To best appreciate Ryoanji's serene beauty arrive early. The temple grounds also include a large lake-garden.
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An experience for life!
It is amazing what the monks did with a grain of gold the size of a grain of rice - gilded a tatami-...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jun 03 2008
Still the best there
this is really save my time to understand myself and others better. it's like everything to be d...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on May 18 2007
Very ironic...
I actually love Ryoanji and am there each time I'm in Kyoto. I love to sit down and just stare ...
Reviewed by:Peech from on Dec 23 2006
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