
gio — ji | the japanese word for moss is koke
the veneration of moss as a feature in traditional japanese landscape gardening is widely-known. possibly the most renowned example is the zen buddhist temple in the south-west of kyoto, popularly known as koke dera(simply ‘moss temple’ in english). its correct and formal name is kōinzan saihō-ji (洪隠山西芳寺). although growing in popularity with




