康国寺(Kangokuji Temple)
A famous ancient temple in Unshu-Hirata. A beautiful dry landscape garden.
In the period of the Northern and Southern Courts in the second year of the Genko era (1322), the Rinzai sect Myoshin-ji School Dai Unzan Kokoku-ji Temple was founded by Koho Kakumyo Zenji and was donated by Yasu Kunu Kou, a local ruling family.
The beautiful dry landscape garden was built over a period of 3 and a half years from 1830 by Gentan Sawa, a gardener employed by Lord Matsudaira Harusato, the seventh lord of Matsue.