Kyoto: A curved water garden where waka poetry was read

●Name Shokeien ●Access Take city bus route 4 from Kyoto Station and get off at Kamigamo Jinja-mae *It is more convenient to transfer to the bus from Kitaoji Station on the subway ●Points Kamigamo Shrine, the oldest shrine in Kyoto and a registered World Heritage Site The grounds contain a curved water garden called Shokeien, which was created by landscape designer Nakane Kinsaku, who also designed the Adachi Museum of Art It is said that Shokeien once had a pond in which a dragon lived, and the Yin Yang stone excavated from the bottom of the pond appears to represent the ultimate fusion of yin and yang It is said that touching it with both hands at the same time will fill you with power #Kyoto #World Heritage Site #Power Spot