Murinan

Review

• Too crowded with tourists

  Reviewed : 2022.10.22

  I have been to Japan many times and have now learnt that if a temple or garden has a well designed English website, chances are it will be packed with tourists. I came across Murinan in an English...

• Perfection of Japanese gardening

  Reviewed : 2020.08.09

  Murin-an is a hidden gem, behind its walls opens a paradise most Kyoto visitors remain woefully unaware of. This stroll garden is absolutely one of the most beautiful in the city (or anywhere?) and...

• Exquisite small haven

  Reviewed : 2019.11.10

  Exquisite, uncrowded, small, rounded triangular garden, elevated towards its point giving a great impression of depth & distance – augmented by the borrowed scenery of the wooded hills beyond. A...