Murin-an Villa (無鄰菴), located in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, is a facility centered on a Japanese garden and is designated as a place of scenic beauty.
This facilities are another house of Aritomo YAMAGATA (山県有朋) that “Murin-an Conference” was held.
(“Murin-an Conference” is the meeting that decided a Japanese foreign policy just before the outbreak of war of Japan and Russia in 1903.)
It has the Japanese garden which is the garden called Chisen-Kaiyu-shiki-teien (a type of Japanese garden with a pond in the centre).
Its garden is designated as a national scenic beauty.
In addition, there is a sightseeing spot representing Kyoto such as Heian-jingu Shrine and Nanzen-ji Temple in the neighborhood of this facility.
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1.About Murin-an
Murin-an (無鄰菴) is a Japanese garden in Kyoto, built by political and military leader Yamagata Aritomo between 1894 and 1898. It is an example of a classical Japanese promenade garden of the Meiji Period.
引用(citation):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murin-an
Open(From April 1, 2019)
| April – September | 9:00 – 18:00 |
| October – March | 9:00 – 17:00 |
Admission Fee
| Adults | 600 yen |
| Elementary students or younger | Free |
Address
31, Nanzenji Kusagawacho, Sakyo-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 606-8437, Japan
Phone
+81-75-771-3909
Murin-an is a residence which was built in 1894 by Aritomo YAMAGATA.
It is designated as a place of scenic beauty.
This residence is also famous as the place where “Murin-an Conference” was held.
2.Aritomo YAMAGATA
This residence was built as a villa of “Aritomo YAMAGATA” who was called “the founder of the Japanese military clique”.
He was a very great officer and politician of Meiji and Taisho era.
3.Highlights
Located in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Murin-an Villa is a facility centered on a Japanese garden and is designated as a place of scenic beauty
There has a two-story building on the left side of the entrance. This building is called “Omoya(main building)“.
There is the Japanese garden designed by seventh Jihe OGAWA.
This garden is known as a famous place of colored leaves in Kyoto.
This is the tea-ceremony room in this garden.
It was made as imitation of “薮内燕庵(Yabunochi-Enan)” which is the tea-ceremony room representing Kyoto.
It is the western style building built in 1899 designed by seventh Jihe OGAWA.
“Murin-an Conference” was held in this building.
4.How to get to the Murin-an
The nearest station is Kyoto City Subway Higashiyama Station or Keage Station.
■Route Example (From Osaka Station to Higashiyama Station)
■Route Example (From Namba Station to Higashiyama Station)
■Route Example (From Kyoto Station to Higashiyama Station)
■When you go on foot from Higashiyama Station
It’s about 15 minutes on foot.
■When you get on a bus from Kyoto Station
Timetable and Route Search of bus
Bus company：Kyoto City Bus
Routes/Destination：No. 100【Exp.】[Bound for Ginkakuji Temple Via Kiyomizu-dera Temple]
Boarding bus stop：Kyoto Sta. [D1]
Alighting bus stop：Okazaki Koen / Bijutsukan,Heian Jingu-mae
Bus fare：230 yen
Time required：About 26 min
■[Timetable]No. 100【Exp.】[Bound for Ginkakuji Temple Via Kiyomizu-dera Temple]
■When you get on a bus from Kawaramachi Station
Timetable and Route Search of bus
Bus company：Kyoto City Bus
Routes/Destination：Kyoto OKAZAKI Loop [Bound for Museum of Art/Heian-jingu Shrine/Zoo]
Boarding bus stop：Shijo Kawaramachi [A]
Alighting bus stop：Nanzenji / Sosui Kinenkan / Dobutsuen Higashimon-mae
Bus fare：230 yen
Time required：About 21 min
■[Timetable]Kyoto OKAZAKI Loop [Bound for Museum of Art/Heian-jingu Shrine/Zoo]
■When you take a taxi
From Kyoto Station：about 2130 yen ~ (about 15 minutes)
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・If you want to call a taxi, let’s show the following phrase.
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