Muniso Peony Garden

Constructed by the Ikkyu-san, a famous Zen master, around 1456. Ikkyu-san was a real person, but famously features in children's folktales as a child monk who is able to outsmart adults with his quick wit and word-play. He lived here in the late parts of his life and his relics are buried within the temple grounds. The temple features a beautiful Zen rock garden, a statue with actual hair from Ikkyu-san, a museum featuring information and artifacts from Ikkyu-san and a variety of expressive Buddhist statues.