Kyoto
Kyoto
Tucked away in the Okazaki area of Kyoto , Murin-an is a charming garden built at the end of the 19th century by one of the most crucial figures in modern Japanese history.
The statesman Yamagata Aritomo (1838-1922) built Murinan Garden as a retirement villa when Japan was pursuing a program of rapid modernization, and reveals his own taste for foreign architectural styles.
Get close to Murinan Garden by bus from Kyoto Station and walk from there.
From Kyoto Station , take the city bus no. 5, 86 or 100 to Jingu-michi or Okazaki Park Museum, Heian Jingu-mae. Murin-an is located a short walk away. Follow the signs on Niomon Street to a small entrance down a quiet, narrow lane.