Murin-an
京都府
National scenic beauty built in 1894 by Yamagata Aritomo with water from the Lake Biwa Canal; the upstairs annex hosted the pivotal 1903 'Murin-an Conference' on the eve of the Russo-Japanese War
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1894
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Temple
Founded 1894
132 years
Enshrined Deity
（名勝庭園）
Buddhist Sect
(historical site)
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Murin-an is a masterpiece of modern Japanese garden design built in 1894 by Yamagata Aritomo, designated a national place of scenic beauty. The pond-circuit garden designed by the seventh Ogawa Jihei (Ueki) borrows Mt. Higashiyama as scenery and draws water from the Lake Biwa Canal; its open lawn garden embodies a new aesthetic of Meiji-era gardens. The second floor of the Western-style annex is t…
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Origins
Murin-an was built in 1894 as the Kyoto villa of genro Yamagata Aritomo, and stands as a masterpiece of modern Japanese garden design. The garden was created by the seventh Ogawa Jihei (Ueki), incorporating the Higashiyama mountain range as borrowed scenery and drawing water from the Lake Biwa Canal…
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