Nov 17, 2017
Ōkōchi-Sansō was the private villa of the famous silent-film era actor, Okochi Denjiro (1898-1962). He constructed this unique garden villa based around zen philosophies and containing maples, pine trees, and cherry trees on the side of Mt Ogura over a 30 year period. This building was his private residence, but the gardens also boasted a stream from the Hozu River, two temples, a calligraphy room, zen garden, and an exquisite tea ceremony room (Tekisui-an). We visited on a recent trip to Kyoto, and it quickly became one of our favourite locations. . . #okochisansovilla #okochisansogarden #okochidenjiro #arashiyama #kyoto #japan #visitjapan (at Ōkōchi Sansō)