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Chikurin-in Temple	# 3   of 5 sights in Yoshino

Gunpoen Garden Chikurin-in is a Buddhist temple in Yoshino. The temple is famous for its pretty garden called Gunpoen, which is said to have been designed by the famous tea master Sen-no-Rikyu. Formerly an accommodation for yamabushi, the practitioners of the Shugendo mountain worship, Chikurin-in now serves as an attractive, traditional ryokan open to all types of travelers. Like most accommodations in Yoshino, the Chikurin-in ryokan gets booked out far in advance during the busy cherry blossom season. Ryokan building View from the garden

How to get there

Chikurin-in Temple can be reached in about a 30 minute walk from the upper station of the Yoshino Ropeway (Yoshinoyama Station). How to get to and around Yoshino

Hours and Fees

Gunpoen Garden Hours: 8:00 to sunset Closed: Irregular closing days for maintenance Admission: 300 yen

News and Reports

Yoshino Cherry Blossom Report April 8, 2009 Yoshino Cherry Blossom Report April 5, 2009

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English Links

Chikurin-in Gumpoen Official English website.

Japanese Links

Chikurin-in Gumpoen Official website.