Meishu-sama first built Sinsenkyo (the site has about 19.8 ha / 2,150,537 sq ft) in Gora, Hakone among the three Sacred Grounds.
In the premises, there are the Hakone Museum of Art (Affiliated with the MOA Museum of Art) and the religious facilities of Koumyou-shinden (Divine Light Sactuary). It also has a beautiful moss garden harmonized with their natural surroundings in four seasons.
The Hakone Museum of Art was established in 1952 (a three-story, ferroconcrete building). Meishu-sama himself designed all the interior decorations and display shelves of the Museum.
A lot of windows are placed in the exhibition rooms so that you can thoroughly appreciate the fine arts in communion with the nature.The museum focuses on the china collection from Middle Ages (such as Tokoname, Seto, Echizen, Shigaraki, Tanba, Bizen), which has great depth. Japanese ceramics of all times, from the Jomon period (about BC 10000 - BC 300) to the Edo period (1603 - 1868), are always exhibited.
In its moss garden, various kinds of moss gathered from all parts of Japan are planted.
When maple trees and other trees turn in autumn, they fascinate us with the beautiful colors in contrast to the green of the moss. You can also enjoy a bowl of Japanese green tea of natural farming at a tea house in the garden.

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Most of the gardens and the building of Sinsenkyo in Hakone were designed and supervised by Meishu-sama himself. You can see the beautiful outline of mountains from there.

Maple trees turning in autumn, which make a beautiful contrast with the green of the moss. Colored leaves in autumn will be at their best in the middle of November.

Hakone Museum of Art.Japanese ceramics from the Jomon Period to the Edo Period are in the permanent exhibition.