This is the front garden of Hiunkaku. It is believed that the garden was built along with the construction of Hiunkaku and Okakudai. Hiunkaku is a three-story tower, and its bottom floor includes boat access from the pond. Rooms are centered around the pond. Flowering trees such as azaleas and plums are planted, and visitors can see the outstanding stone arrangements of large rocks.
cultural property : historic sites and places of scenic beauty as natural monuments
type : places of scenic beauty
Hanayacho-sagaru, Horikawa-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-fu 600-8501
Tel：075-371-5181
Tekisui-en is a front yard for Hiunkaku, which stands at the southeastern corner of Hongwan-ji precinct (Hongwan-ji is the head temple of the Hongwan-ji school of the Jodo Shinshu sect). The garden is believed to have been created during the construction of Hiunkaku and Okakudai. It is believed that Hiunkaku is a remnant of Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s Jurakutei. It is one of the Three Great Pavilions in Kyoto along with Kinkaku and Ginkaku. It is a three-story tower, and its bottom floor includes boat access from the pond.
The garden has a large pond that goes around Hiunkaku from the north side to the west side. The pond is narrower at the center, where a stone bridge is installed. Visitors can cross the bridge to get to Hiunkaku. When looking over the pond from Hiunkaku, visitors can see a bell tower to the side through the tree branches. Flowering trees such as azaleas and plums are planted, and large stones are arranged around the pond. It is believed that the pavilion was named Hiunkaku (“floating cloud pavilion”) since the pond reaches directly under the building and its reflection looks like a floating cloud.
Hiunkaku is not open.