Waterfall sights in Kyoto
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Shisen-dō
Most travellers to Kyoto don’t venture beyond Ginkaku-ji when exploring the northern reaches of Higashiyama, but there are several other worthwhile temples in this part of town, including Shisen-dō and Manshu-in. These two temples make a nice combination and are usually ignored by the masses who descend on Kyoto’s more popular temples. Note that it’s too far to walk here from Ginkaku-ji; consider a taxi or the bus. With a name meaning ‘house of poet-hermits’, Shisen-dō was built in 1641 by Ishikawa Jōzan, a scholar of Chinese classics and a landscape architect who wanted a place to retire to. Formerly a samurai, Jōzan abandoned his warrior status after a rift with Toku…
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