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Shugakuin Imperial Villa

The Shugakuin Imperial Villa was designed as a lavish retreat for the Imperial Family.
The grounds are extensive and are divided into three large gardens (upper, middle, lower), each of which features a superb tea-ceremony house with superb views of the gardens, ponds, and "borrowed scenery" of the surrounding mountains.
 
The villa represents the best of Japanese landscape architecture.
It was begun by the Emperor Go-Mizunoo after his abdication and was completed by his daughter in 1680. It is a place for feasting one's senses on the tranquil beauty of nature, lovingly shaped by human hands.
Visitors cannot help but be moved by the aesthetic achieved by the garden's designers. The changing colors of the leaves in fall are particularly impressive.
 
Please note that prospective visitors should make a reservation.

Historic Sites

Shugakuin Imperial Villa

The Shugakuin Imperial Villa was designed as a lavish retreat for the Imperial Family.
The grounds are extensive and are divided into three large gardens (upper, middle, lower), each of which features a superb tea-ceremony house with superb views of the gardens, ponds, and "borrowed scenery" of the surrounding mountains.
 
The villa represents the best of Japanese landscape architecture.
It was begun by the Emperor Go-Mizunoo after his abdication and was completed by his daughter in 1680. It is a place for feasting one's senses on the tranquil beauty of nature, lovingly shaped by human hands.
Visitors cannot help but be moved by the aesthetic achieved by the garden's designers. The changing colors of the leaves in fall are particularly impressive.
 
Please note that prospective visitors should make a reservation.
Directions
Shugakuin-yabuzoe Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Tel
+81-75-211-1215
Website
https://kyoto-gosho.kunaicho.go.jp/en/shugakuin-rikyu
Application: https://kyoto-gosho.kunaicho.go.jp/en/shugakuin-rikyu/visit

Photo:Imperial Household Agency