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One of Kyoto’s most beautiful gardens during autumn is Enkoji. It was founded in 1601 by the famous Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, who brought about the Edo period (1603-1867). Enkoji is a temple of the Rinzai Zen. During this time, Enkoji temple also served as a school that was open to all including commoners. Finally, Enkoji’s principal object of worship is a statue of the thousand-armed Kannon Bodhisattva.
