🌊🪨THE TEMPLE OF MOSS🌿✨

Although moss was never really a great consideration for the creators of Saihō-ji's (西芳寺) gardens, ruination and a series of devastating floods by chance created Japan's greatest moss garden.
So much so that the temple is better known as 'Koke-dera'.

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Over 120 species of moss grow like an unbroken carpet of green across much of Saihō-ji's garden.

In order to protect this mossy paradise, since 1977 guests need to apply for admission. Before entering the garden, visitors first hand copy a sutra excerpt (写経 'shakyō').

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@nabeards For me it was about 2 weeks because I live in Japan.

This is a useful guide when applying from abroad...
https://saihoji-kokedera.com/postcard/en/