The garden is built at the south side of the Hondo (the main temple). With the natural forest of Komeno-yama mountain in the background as borrowed scenery, the garden features three Tsukiyama (artificial hills), a pond with a central island, a wooden bridge across the pond, and garden stones arranged at intervals. Chinquapins (Castanopsis sieboldii) grow thickly mixed with a few enormous Japanese red pines (Pinus densiflora) from the east to south of the garden.
cultural property : historic sites and places of scenic beauty as natural monuments
type : places of scenic beauty
373 Hososhima, Hyuga, Miyazaki 883-0001
Tel：0982-52-2486
Myokoku-ji is a famous temple of the Nichiren sect and is said to be founded by Satsuma Ajari Nichiren shonin (a Nichiren sect priest) in the Koei period (1342 – 1345). The garden is built at the south side of the Hondo (the main temple). From the east side to the south side, the garden includes an inclined plane at the foot of Komeno-yama mountain in the background, featuring three Tsukiyama (artificial hills), a central island at the center of a pond, and a wooden bridge across the pond. Various stones are arranged around the pond. Notably, standing stone arrangements surround the central island. On the east side of the pond, an inclined plane at the foot of the mountain is incorporated into the garden landscape. A granite wall makes up the narrow part of the inclined slope, forming a terrace allowing water from the mountain to flow into the garden. Water from the mountain flows directly down to the pond. The inclined plane where chinquapins (Castanopsis sieboldii) grow thickly mixed with a few enormousJapanese red pines (Pinus densiflora) give a sense of depth in the rather small garden.