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'''Daishôji Gardens''' can refer to:
[[Image:Daishoji-kyoto.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The Daishôji Gardens.]]
*''Established: [[1697]]''
*''Japanese'': 大聖寺庭園 ''(Daishouji teien)''
Bearing no connection to [[Daishoji castle|Daishôji castle]] or [[Daishoji han|Daishôji han]] in [[Kaga province]], the Daishôji Gardens in central [[Kyoto]] originally belonged to a nunnery established in [[1697]], when [[Empress Meisho|Empress Meishô]] moved a number of documents from her palace at Kawara and created this garden. The gardens are located on Karasuma-dôri, a short single city block north of the [[Kyoto Imperial Palace]]. The grounds include walls, and one surviving original gate, from the temple, which is no longer in operation.
Many renovations and such have likely occurred since then, but the "dry landscape" (''[[kare sansui]]'') garden continues to resemble one in the palatial style. The garden appears in Edo period documents as an exceptional garden, and was officially designated a "site of scenic beauty" (名勝) by the city of Kyoto in 1985.
==References==
*Plaques on-site.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82%E5%A4%A7%E8%81%96%E5%AF%BA%E9%96%80%E8%B7%A1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sll=35.030813,135.759221&sspn=0.00235,0.005284&t=h&hq=%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82%E5%A4%A7%E8%81%96%E5%AF%BA%E9%96%80%E8%B7%A1&z=15 Daishôji Gardens on Google Maps]
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]