Name: Konchiin  Konchi-in Photo: Lee Schneller   Alternate Name: Konchi-in  Address: Sakyo-ku, Nanzenji, Fukuchi-cho  Mailing Address:   City: Kyoto-shi  State: Kyoto-hu  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=35.11667; long=135.8 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s): Kobori Enshu (dry garden only)  Contruction Date: 1632 (Edo period)  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: 8am - 5pm  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1996  Last Updated: 4/3/2005  Sources:   JGarden Description: This Nanzenji sub-temple includes both a dry, karesansui garden and a garden with a pond in the shape of the Japanese character for spirit/heart, kokoro.

The leaves of the trees are falling. In the house one cannot hear anything-- Both nights when showers fall And nights when showers do not fall.   Minamoto Yorizane   trans. by Arthur Waley   12th century