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The Sanboin (literally "House of
Three Treasures, i.e., Buddha, Dharma, Samgha") was built by
Shogaku, the 14th archbishop of Daigoji-temple, in 1115. It has
been a residence of the archbishops of Daigoji-temple. In early days, it
was called "Kongorin-in (literally House of Diamond
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When you enter the gate of the
Sanboin, you come to the Great Entrance (Daigenkan) of the
building. On your right side there are Aoi Chamber (Aoi no ma),
Akigusa Chamber (Agigusa no ma), and Chamber for the Imperial
@Messenger (Chokushi no ma). You can't miss those chambers as well
as Okushinden Hall, Junjokan in the east, and Miroku
Hall. All of them are important cultural properties. Of course we
should not forget national treasures such as the Main Drawing
room (Omote shoin), from which you can look over the garden, and the
Karamon (Chinese gate).
@The Garden of Sanboin is a special historic and scenic spot.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered specialists such as Takeda Baishoken, etc.to
arrange the garden in 1598. It was on the occasion of gHanami at
Daigoh. (hanami is the cherry-blossom party.) The scenic stone
"Fujito ishi" which is also called "Sengoku ishi" was moved from the
Jurakudai, Hideyoshi's residence.
@This garden is classified into so called excursion type in which one
can walk around. Nevertheless, you can see a waterfall, islands, and
bridges in the garden from the Main Drawing room. A smaller depth seems
to have been arranged for the whole view which you can get from the
building. The dynamic plan of stones arrangement reflects the
personality of Hideyoshi.
@This Sanboin, moreover, has the other wonderful gardens. For
instance, there is a karesansui type of garden located between
the tea room called 'Chinryutei' at the back of the waterfall and the
Hondo. (A Karesansui type of garden expresses the scenery of
hills and waters without using water.) Next to this garden, there is an
interesting garden called "Sakazukushi" which is arranged only with moss
and white sand.
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Please enter the Sanboin
Sanboin-Garden
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A place of
special scenic beauty and special historical interest
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