Shōyō-en Garden

Don't skip this one at Nikko

This garden and treasure house was a surprise delight--it's one of the least-known parts of the NIkko Unesco complex, and one many people skip. Dense and exquisitely groomed, it was our collective...

Small but wonderful Japanese garden, to enter, you need to pass through the Treasure Museum

輪王寺の宝物殿の南側に位置する日本庭園です。庭園へ行くには宝物殿に入る必要があり、宝物殿の入館料で、この庭園も利用することが出来ます。 典型的な回廊式の庭園で、小径にはところどころに起伏があるため、庭園の様々な表情を楽しむことが出来ます。庭園としての規模はそれほど大きくないため、周遊するだけであれば20分程度で済みます。非常にきめ細かく手入れされており、輪王寺界隈は観光客が多いにも関わらず庭園の...

Went "early autumn", found it breathtaking

We flew to Japan end of September-early October thinking it'd be autumn but were getting disappointed. Shoyoen at Nikko made the day for us. Even in the first week of October, the leaves were bright r...

Peaceful garden

If you have had enough of temples visit this small beautiful garden, which is part of the Rinnonji Treasure Museum. It is not crowded at all.

Haven from temples - if not crowded.

It's easy to become "templed out" in a complex like Nikko & I found Shoyo-en a haven. There were hardly any flowers out, but the turning leaves made up for it. It's not a big garden, & one could strol...