Hōjō front garden
Hōjō front garden is a garden in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Hōjō front garden is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 正因庵, as well as near Tenju-an.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nanzen-ji and Tenju-an.
Nanzen-ji
Buddhist temple
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Nanzen-ji, or Zuiryusan Nanzen-ji, formerly Zenrin-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Emperor Kameyama established it in 1291 on the site of his previous detached palace.
Nomura Art Museum
Museum
Photo: 野村美術館, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nomura Art Museum opened near Nanzen-ji in Kyoto, Japan, in 1984. The sukiya-style building has two rooms for displaying exhibits and there is also a chashitsu. Nomura Art Museum is situated 250 metres north of Hōjō front garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Higashiyama.
Higashiyama
Photo: Galileo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Some of the most picturesque parts of Kyoto are located in Higashiyama, the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkakuji, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.
Kyōto-Gyoen
Neighborhood
Photo: Shinpeiinada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Kyōto-Gyoen is situated 3 km northwest of Hōjō front garden.
Hōjō front garden
- Type: Garden
- Also known as: “East Garden”, “東庭”, and “淵黙庭”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.01075° or 35° 0′ 39″ northLongitude
135.79268° or 135° 47′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8Q7Q2Q6V+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 1226600158OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Hōjō front garden” goes by many names.
- French: “Jardin devant le Hōjō”
- Japanese: “Hōjō zentei”
- Japanese: “ほうおうぜんてい”
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Highlights include 正因庵 and 心字池.
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