Thumbnail pictures from the temple Shisen-do in Kyoto - Japan

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The temple Shisen-do is a temple of the Soto Buddhist sect. It is a mountain villa that Ishikawa Jozan built in 1641 as a place of seclusion.  The garden landscaped in the Tang Chinese style shows a stream flowing through white gravel.

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