Camellia Tea Ceremony on Nostr: First known as Narabigaoka-dera (双丘寺), Hōkongō-in was created from the villa ...

First known as Narabigaoka-dera (双丘寺), Hōkongō-in was created from the villa of Kiyohara-no-Natsuno (清原夏野 782-837) after his death in 837.

During his lifetime Natsuno filled the gardens with many rare plants, and covered the nearby hillsides with bush-clover.
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