12 Gardens & Parks Kyoto Osawa-no-ike Pond Tomoko Kamishima It is attached to the Saga Emperor’s Villa (Today’s Daikaku-ji Temple).
6 Temples & Shrines Kinkakuji Steve Leavett-Brown Originally constructed as a villa, so when you are strolling around its extensive grounds, there is a feel of a perfectly manicured country garden, rather
15 Gardens & Parks Kyoto Shosei-en Garden Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto Shosei-en is a Japanese garden built in the grounds of Hikaru Genji’s villa.
Culture Earth Celebration on Sado Island 2025 Mid Aug Sado Island, located off the coast of Niigata, is renowned for its thriving
11 Temples & Shrines Zushi Jinmu-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Emperor also often worshiped here when he stayed at the Hayama Imperial Villa
9 Gardens & Parks Hayama Park Tomoko Kamishima It used to be an annex ground of the Imperial Villa used as a riding stable
14 Traditional Kyoto's Osawa-no-ike Pond in B&W Larry Knipfing This man-made pond was built originally for a villa for the Saga Emperor, sometime in the 8th century.
Museums Visiting Bansuiso Anonymous Bansuiso is a large villa, built in a 19th Century somewhat Gothic French style. It sits at the base of the hill where the castle stands.
