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Shōsei Garden 渉成園

Shosei-en Garden (渉成園) is a garden in Kyoto, Japan. The garden has teahouses, a hall with a Buddhist altar, and two ponds. The garden was named by Sennyo Shōnin, who used the garden as a residence when he retired in 1653 and was gifted the land by the shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu. Sennyo Shōnin named the garden after a line in the Chinese poem Let Me Return Home Again by Tao Yuanming.

Location	Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto (下京区京都府)
Coordinates	34.99139, 135.76322 · Open in Google Maps
Type	Japanese garden
Cultural property	Place of Scenic Beauty
Established	1653
Official website	https://www.higashihonganji.or.jp/shoseien/

Planning a visit? Admission, opening hours and seasonal events are announced on the garden's official website — please check there before you go.

Wikipedia (English): Shosei-en Garden
Wikipedia (Japanese): 渉成園
Wikidata: Q795048

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Shōsei Garden 渉成園

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