Kyoto's Zen gardens are world famous and for good reason: these masterpieces of meticulously raked gravel, velvety moss and ...

The Tofukuji Hojo Gardens are nestled inside one of Kyoto's largest Zen temples, Tofukuji, and are mainly composed of four different quadrants surrounding each side around hojo building.

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

Zen rock gardens, or karesansui (translated ... Courtesy of Flickr user Too Tall Paul. "Rock Garden, Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto, Japan." Courtesy of Flickr user jimg944. Karen Larkins | Read More ...

There is a breathtaking golden temple in one of the world's best visitor destinations and it will blow you away.

Beyond the futuristic Kyoto Station, modern shopping complexes, and sleek luxury hotels, lies a city with celebrated centuries-old wonders, breathtaking temples, serene Zen gardens, narrow cobbled ...

That’s actually a nickname. The Zen temple’s official name is Rokuonji, which literally means deer garden temple. Somehow, I associate deer with Sento-kun (the mascot of Nara Prefecture ...

Oshima says one of Jobs' favorite destinations was Ryoanji, a 500-year-old Zen temple known for its rock garden. Oshima took Jobs there three times. "On our first visit, I told him about the ...

The World Heritage site renowned for having one of the finest Zen rock gardens in Japan was built ... with original fusuma-e drawings. But the temple sold the artworks after it fell into a state ...

An exhibition exploring the rich cultural heritage of gardens across the world opens at the Palace Museum in Beijing. Photo: VCG. An exhibition exploring the rich cultural heritag ...