This stone garden was created when Muso Soseki started Zuisen-ji at the end of the Kamakura Period. The entire garden including the pond was buried and dilapidated, but it was excavated and recovered from 1969 to 1970. This garden has an old foundation of Muso Soseki’s early landscaping work and it is considered to be a starting point of gardens with a study. It is the only garden from the Kamakura Period in Kamakura.
cultural property : historic sites and places of scenic beauty as natural monuments
type : places of scenic beauty
710 Nikaidō, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa-ken 248-0002
Tel：0467-22-1191
Muso Soseki created this garden when he started Zuisen-ji at the end of the Kamakura Period. A pond that can be seen from the precinct is made with bored tuff rocks and it is very unique. If visitors go up the steep slope from this pond garden, they will reach a gazebo on the top. This gazebo is called Henkai Ichiran-tei. “Henkai” means the entire world and visitors can enjoy a sweeping view of the surroundings from the top of the hill.
The entire temple was buried and dilapidated during the Edo Period, but it was excavated and recovered from 1969 to 1970. This is an early garden work by Muso Soseki who is a well-known monk and gardener. It is a very important garden as this is the only one from the Kamakura Period in Kamakura and is considered to be a starting point of gardens with a study.