Zuisenji is a Rinzai Buddhist temple founded in 1327 by the eminent Zen master Muso Soseki (Kokushi) in the Momijigayatsu valley of Kamakura. The temple is renowned for its rock garden — one of Muso Soseki's earliest garden works — in which the natural tuff cliff behind the main hall was directly carved to create pools, caves, and bridges, making it a precursor to the dry-landscape garden traditio…
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Zuisenji was founded in 1327 by the Zen master Muso Soseki, who first established a hermitage called Zuisen-an in this secluded valley. Muso Soseki received the title of National Teacher (Kokushi) from seven successive emperors, and the rock garden he created at Zuisenji — carved directly into the n…
Spring flower festival at Zuisenji in Kamakura, celebrated as the "Temple of Flowers." The rock garden carved by National Master Muso Soseki is adorned with plum blossoms, narcissus, and snow anemones, followed by a profusion of spring flowers.