page_title: Ryōtan-ji (Hamamatsu)
section_title: Ryōtan-ji gardens
hierarchical_section_title: Ryōtan-ji (Hamamatsu) / Cultural properties / National Place of Scenic Beauty / Ryōtan-ji gardens
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 龍潭寺の庭園
context_page_description: Ryōtan-ji is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Myōshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. located in Kita-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the head temple of one of fourteen autonomous branches of the Rinzai school. Its main image is a hibutsu statue of Kokūzō Bosatsu. The temple, including its famed Japanese garden is not open to the general public.
context_section_description: The Japanese garden on the north side of the Main Hall dates from the early Edo period, and was designed by Kobori Enshu. It consists of an arrangement of rock formations and ponds.  It was designated as a National Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan  in 1954.
caption: Ryōtan-ji gardens
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