{"id":9516,"date":"2026-10-26T06:47:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T21:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/?post_type=spot&#038;p=9516"},"modified":"2026-10-26T06:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T21:47:33","slug":"zuisen-ji-temple","status":"publish","type":"spot","link":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/?spot=zuisen-ji-temple&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Zuisen-ji Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Rinzai Zen temple founded in 1327, with the great garden designer Muso Soseki as its first priest. It stands deep in a valley called Momijigayatsu, \u201cthe valley of maples,\u201d and became the family temple of the Ashikaga lords who governed Kamakura. The precinct is a National Historic Site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The garden made by Muso Soseki, with a cave and a pond carved directly out of the rock. It is valued as a garden that keeps its Kamakura-period form. To protect it, you view it from outside rather than walking in.<\/li><li>Known as a temple of flowers: narcissus in deep winter, plum in early spring, hydrangea in early summer, and autumn leaves in December.<\/li><li>The trailhead of the Ten-en hiking course beside the main gate: yet another fork in the road, leading up to the ridge.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For travelers at Wakaremichi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is where the Valley Path ends. On a clear day, turn around and look back at the way you came.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Opening hours, fees and closing days may change. Please check official information before you go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the far end of the valleys: Muso Soseki\u2019s rock garden and flowers in every season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","michi":[20],"class_list":["post-9516","spot","type-spot","status-publish","hentry","michi-valley-path"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/spot\/9516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/spot"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/spot"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/spot\/9516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9535,"href":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/spot\/9516\/revisions\/9535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"michi","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wakaremichi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmichi&post=9516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}