Manshu-in Temple, located on a hillside in the north suburbs of Kyoto, was established by Priest Saicho (the founder of the Japanese Tendai Sect who also established the famous Enryaku-ji Temple) around 782-806. The temple buildings and the gardens are quite similar to the Katsura detached palace, and Manshu-in is sometimes called a small Katsura. The reason is that a father and son of the Imperial Family designed both of them in the 17th Century. The gardens were carefully planned to be seen from outside corridors, and also from a sitting position on tatami mats.
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Kyoto Manshu-in Temple
Enjoy the garden from inside
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![Outside corridors around the garden](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8184-56849/1000/kyoto-kyoto-manshu-in-temple-56849.jpg)
Outside corridors around the garden
![Water basin with owl decoration](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8184-56856/1000/kyoto-kyoto-manshu-in-temple-56856.jpg)
Water basin with owl decoration
![View from a sitting position on the tatami mat](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8184-56850/1000/kyoto-kyoto-manshu-in-temple-56850.jpg)
View from a sitting position on the tatami mat
![The outside corridors and the rooms are loosely connected](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8184-56851/1000/kyoto-kyoto-manshu-in-temple-56851.jpg)
The outside corridors and the rooms are loosely connected
![Snowing!](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8184-56852/1000/kyoto-kyoto-manshu-in-temple-56852.jpg)
Snowing!
![Red seeds and droplets](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8184-56853/1000/kyoto-kyoto-manshu-in-temple-56853.jpg)
Red seeds and droplets
![Special entrance of Manshu-in Temple](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8184-56854/1000/kyoto-kyoto-manshu-in-temple-56854.jpg)
Special entrance of Manshu-in Temple
![Snowy mountains near Manshu-in Temple](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8184-56859/1000/kyoto-kyoto-manshu-in-temple-56859.jpg)
Snowy mountains near Manshu-in Temple
![Beauty of the shadows](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8184-56858/1000/kyoto-kyoto-manshu-in-temple-56858.jpg)
Beauty of the shadows
![Moss coated rocks and grounds](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8184-56855/1000/kyoto-kyoto-manshu-in-temple-56855.jpg)
Moss coated rocks and grounds
![Manshu-in’s dry garden](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8184-56857/1000/kyoto-kyoto-manshu-in-temple-56857.jpg)
Manshu-in’s dry garden
![Beautiful moss green](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8184-56860/1000/kyoto-kyoto-manshu-in-temple-56860.jpg)
Beautiful moss green
![Sand garden expressing water streams](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/8184-56861/1000/kyoto-kyoto-manshu-in-temple-56861.jpg)
Sand garden expressing water streams
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