Kyoto - Saihoji Temple

Saihoji Temple is said to have been founded by Priest Gyoki during the Nara Period and restored in 1339 by Zen Mater Muso Kokushi, who was known for his landscape gardening.

Known as the Moss Garden, since it is covered with a thick carpet of 120 species of moss. There are two types of gardens - a dry landscape garden comprising only rocks and sand, and the "circling a pond" style garden with a pond in the shape of the Chinese character of "s".