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    Kyoto Spotlight: Ryoan-ji and Ginkaku-ji Temple Gardens

    March 23, 2015

    Two famous karesansui gardens featured on the Beauty of Japan Tour include the gardens at Ryoan-ji and Ginkaku-ji Temples.  Ryoan-ji may well be the earliest garden built specifically for contemplation and is certainly a masterpiece of karesansui.   The small rectangul...

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