Meigetsu-in, the hydrangea temple (明月院) 明月院

The round window looks onto a garden that opens twice a year, in June and in November.

There are about 2,500 hydrangeas, and over 95% of them are a single variety, the hime-ajisai, of a blue that people here call ‘Meigetsu-in blue’. The garden behind the main hall opens to the public in two windows: in June for the irises and from late November to early December for the maples.

Kanagawa