Chorakuji is said to have been opened by Kobo Daishi during the Heian period. The pond spring garden Mantenboshi-no-Niwa, which is said to be the Daim


Chorakuji is said to have been opened by Kobo Daishi during the Heian period. The pond spring garden Mantenboshi-no-Niwa, which is said to be the Daimyo tea person Kobori Enshu garden. About 1200 years ago, during the early Heian period, Kukai built a temple with this land as a sacred place because the Iwaza seen from the garden of Chorakuji was shining From the origin of such a temple, the garden "Dodan no Niwa", which was created by Kobori Enshu in the early Edo period, is also a pond-viewing garden with a view of Iwaza. As the name suggests, 200 Enkianthus perulatus are And the pond spring expresses the scenery of Lake Hamana, and the "Wolong pine" sprinkled on the planted on the artificial hill that uses the slope of the mountain as it is, and it blooms white flowers in early summer and turns red in autumn. pond is a masterpiece. The guest hall that serves as the viewpoint of this garden was built during the Genroku era. Chorakuji was a prayer temple for the Kondo family during the Edo period.


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Location: Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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