A Rinzai Zen (Nanzenji branch) temple founded during the Bun-ei era (1264–1275) by Togan Eian, who invited his teacher Gottan Funei as founding abbot. The dry landscape garden, using Mt. Hiei as borrowed scenery (shakkei), is attributed to Kobori Enshu and is distinguished by the clean simplicity of its clipped satsuki azalea mounds and white gravel. The blood ceiling in the hojo is from Fushimi C…

Shodenji is a Rinzai Zen temple of the Nanzenji school, founded during the Bun-ei era (1264–1275) by Togan Eian, who invited his master Gottan Funei to serve as founding abbot. The temple is said to have originally stood at a different location and, according to tradition, was relocated several time…