Beautiful Kyoto: Zen Rock Garden at Ryōan-ji Temple

The rock garden at Ryōan-ji, a piece of Japanese cultural heritage, is arguably the most popular in Kyoto. The deceptively simple garden consists of fifteen rocks spread out on white sand in a space of 248 square meters. The fifteen rocks are carefully arranged so that there is always at least one rock that cannot be seen, regardless of the angle. The garden was likely built in the Muromachi period (late 14th - 16th century), but who built the garden still remains a great mystery. Along with the confusion s