Name: Nishi Honganji    Alternate Name: Kokei no niwa (Tiger glen garden)  Address: Shimogyo-ku, Honganji, Monzen-cho  Mailing Address:   City: Kyoto-shi  State: Kyoto-hu  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=34.9667; long=135.75 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s):   Contruction Date: 1591 (Momoyama period)  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: Tours are daily (except Saturday afternoons) at 10am, 11am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1996  Last Updated: 7/22/2000  JGarden Description: Originally a Jodo-Shinshu temple in Higashiyama (founded in 1272), the entire temple complex was moved to this site in 1591.

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