This is a garden with a pond as its main feature that covers the south side of Kan’non-do (a hall dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy) at Eiho-ji, located in Kokeizan-cho, Tajimi City. The garden is an excellent example of the style of Muso Soseki, the most representative gardener in the garden culture history of the Middle Ages in Japan. Views from any spot along the pond edge are outstanding. The garden is typical of the Zen-temple style of the Muromachi Period.

cultural property : historic sites and places of scenic beauty as natural monuments　
type : places of scenic beauty

1-40 Kokeizanchō, Tajimi-shi, Gifu-ken 507-0014
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This is a garden with a pond as its main feature that covers the south side of Kan’non-do (a hall dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy) at Eiho-ji, located in Kokeizan-cho, Tajimi City. After Muso Soseki founded the temple in 1314, the temple ground was improved and the garden was created as the temple added the Kan’non-do.
On the west of Kan’non-do, which is the main building of the temple, water falls from a rocky mountain “Bon’ongan” down its wall, to the pond built directly beneath the waterfall. There are two islands in the pond.
Musai-kyo, is a rainbow-shaped bridge that crosses the pond to Kan’non-do, ending directly in front of Kannon-do. The temple ground is flanked by Mt. Nagase’s hilly landscapes from north to west. From south to east, it is adjacent to the west bank of the winding flow of the Toki River. The garden creates outstanding scenery utilizing such natural landforms. The garden is an excellent example of the style of Muso Soseki, the most representative gardener in garden culture history of the Middle Ages in Japan. Views from any spot along the pond edge are outstanding. The garden is an example of the Zen-temple style of the Muromachi Period.