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Kyoto Kodaiji temple zen garden #81668927
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Kodaiji is an outstanding temple in Kyoto`s Higashiyama District. It was established in 1606 in memory of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of Japan`s greatest historical figures, by Hideyoshi`s wife Nene who is also enshrined at the temple. Kodaiji belongs to the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism. It is surrounded by beautiful Zen gardens. One of the gardens is a rock garden consisting of a large field of raked gravel meant to represent the vast ocean