A hillside temple with a pond garden on the slope and a dry garden of stone and sand.
This is a sample page. Seiran-ji Garden Temple is a fictional place, and every detail on this page is a sample setting.
How to enjoy it
Sit on the tatami of the study hall and the pillars and lintel frame the garden like a picture. Lower your eye line rather than standing. Fresh green in May and red leaves in November are the richest times.
A pond and stone waterfall set against the hillside, seen from the veranda of the study hall.
How to enjoy it
Look at the trees reflected in the pond. On still mornings the surface becomes a mirror.
A dry garden of raked white sand and set stones south of the main hall. The monks rake the pattern every morning.
How to enjoy it
Count the stones. They are set so that one is always hidden, wherever you stand. Try a few places.
A bowl of matcha and a small dry sweet while you look at the garden.
How to enjoy it
Look at the garden again after the tea. With a calmer mind you will see things you missed.
Hours
Visiting hours9:00–16:30
Closed
Open daily (the study hall may close for services)
NotesAutumn weekends are busy
CashAccepted
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Walk the sunny vineyard, then taste the wines.
Tip
In the vineyard, notice how bunch size and leaf shape differ by variety. The tasting pours wines from the plots you just walked, so you can match landscape and flavor. In the September–October harvest, taste grapes straight from the vine.
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Make your own miso and see the wooden vats.
Tip
The key is mixing the mashed soybeans and koji well, then packing them tight to push out the air. The miso you take home will be ready in about six months. In the works, compare the colors of miso of different ages.
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A private cottage with a kitchen among the fields.
Tip
Yubae lets you borrow a slice of farm life. When you arrive, step out onto the veranda and take in the width of the fields and the sky. Order the morning vegetable basket, and cooking your own breakfast becomes part of the trip.
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An 1875 pseudo-Western schoolhouse with a café.
Tip
In the classrooms, look for old teaching tools such as the bell that started lessons and the pedal organ. Afterwards, rest in the ground-floor café and take in the feel of the wooden schoolhouse.
