Hosen-in
宝泉院
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The Framed Garden
Hosen-in is a historic shrine and temple in Ohara, Kyoto. 25 traveler-shot videos let you feel the atmosphere and catch the highlights before you go.
Hosen-in is famous for its 'framed garden' (gakubuchi-teien): seated inside the hall, visitors view the garden through the square frame of the building's pillars and beams, as if gazing at a living painting. A magnificent five-needle pine, said to be some 700 years old, spreads across the scene, while a tea is served as you sit. The temple also preserves a 'blood ceiling' made from the floorboards of Fushimi Castle, a solemn relic of a 1600 siege.
Best Season
- JanSnowy Frame
- AprSpring
- JunFresh Green
- NovAutumn Frame
The framed garden is striking in every season; autumn maples and winter snow within the 'frame' are especially memorable. Evening light-ups are held in peak autumn.
History & Culture
A Shorin-in Sub-temple
Hosen-in developed as a residence and sub-temple connected with Shorin-in and Ohara's tradition of Buddhist chant.
The Blood Ceiling
Floorboards from Fushimi Castle, stained during the deaths of its defenders in 1600, were enshrined here as a ceiling to mourn and pray for the fallen.
Ohara, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
- Kyoto Bus #17 from Kyoto Stn to Ohara
9:00–17:00
¥800 (with matcha)
Hours and fees are a guide and may change — please check official information before your visit.
