Tsuru-jima on the left and Kame-jima on the right. Tsuru-jima was once destroyed
in the early 19th century to expand Ichijo family's graveyards and Shigemori
restored it. Tradition says that Kame-jima moved like a real turtle the night
after the completion of the garden. Sesshu put a large upright stone on its back
and the turtle stopped moving.
November 27, 2008