Circle window 明月院の丸窓

Circle window of main hall of Meigetsuin 明月院の丸窓

明月院 - 本堂裏の庭園

300円の募金をして本堂にあがらせていただき、丸窓の向こう側でお茶とおせんべいを食べながら庭園を眺めることができました。

There are many temples in Kita-Kamakura to be fun to walk in the precincts surrounded by rich nature. Meigetsu-in is one of these temples. It’s also known as the temple of Hydrangea, which is very crowded in June by people seeing Hydrangea. But it’s also wonderful in December.

When I visited, it was a time of late autumnal leaves. I was able to look at the garden on the other side of the “round window” of the Hon-do (main hall). The garden is open to the public during autumnal leaves in November and irises in June.

Add to the garden at the back of the Hon-do and rock garden in front of the Hon-do, the precincts are wide, and good to walk around to see flowers and plants.