Shoyo-en: A stroll-style garden with a pond and water features, located within Nikkozan Rinno-ji Temple

Rinno-ji is the most important temple in Nikko.
Last November, I visited Rinno-ji and toured the Sanbutsu-do (Hall of the Three Buddhas), the largest wooden structure in eastern Japan; the Daigoma-do (Great Goma Hall), where the daily Goma-burning ritual is performed; the Taiyu-in, the mausoleum of Shogun Iemitsu; and the Treasure Hall, located across from the Sanbutsu-do.
Next to the Treasure Hall is a Japanese garden called Shoyo-en.

Rinno-ji Temple
Sannai, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture
Visited in November 2025
Camera: LUMIX G9
Lens: LUMIX G 20mm/F1.7 ASPH. H-H020

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