- From the Arashiyama district, the easiest way is to go by train on the Keifuku Kitano line to Ryoanji Station (you might need to transfer at Katabira-no-tsuji Station).
- Ryōanji thrived as a great Zen center for the cultural activities of the elite from the late sixteenth through the first half of the seventeenth century under the...
- Ryōanji thrived as a great Zen center for the cultural activities of the elite from the late 16th through the first half of the 17th century under the patronage of the.
- It also says that Matsumoto, a chief patron of Ryōanji, was responsible for its design. Other earlier texts attribute the garden to Sōami.
- Ryoan-ji: A Zen temple in Kyoto famous for its rock garden. With photos.
- As with many buildings of its era, Ryōanji was burned down during the Ōnin war, after Katsumoto’s death. ... The karesansui is not the only garden at Ryōanji.
- It could be something like an inverted version of Ryōanji, with the “placed stones” being potentially larger objects in the external landscape.
- Ryōanji, Kyoto. Ryōanji (Peaceful Dragon Temple), dry rock garden, study and grounds, Kyoto, Japan. Learn more on Smarthistory.