A small Rinzai Zen hermitage, also known as Togeppo Shibayaji, originating from the thatched retreat established in his later years by the renga (linked verse) poet Socho of the Muromachi–Sengoku period, who composed many renga here and spent the second half of his life at this site. The garden is designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty, with a stone garden and pond harmoniously nestled among…

Shibayaji, formally known as Togeppo Shibayaji, is a small Rinzai Zen hermitage whose origins trace back to the thatched retreat established by Socho (1448–1532), a renga (linked verse) poet active from the late Muromachi period through the Sengoku era. Socho maintained close ties with the Imagawa c…