Koto-in, Kyoto

The serene, moss-covered Zen garden signals we're making an early Summer visit to Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital. This is Koto-in, a small part of the large temple complex of Daitoku-ji in northern Kyoto and part of the Rinzai sect. Behind the tea house are the graves of Koto-in's founder, the warrior Hosokawa Tadaoki (1563-1645) and his wife.