The gardens originally incorporated the surrounding scenery of Kinugasayama (Kyoto Prefecture) into their design, but the view has since become obstructed by the expansion of the Kinugasa Campus of Ritsumeikan University.
庭園は本来は衣笠山(京都府)を借景としていたが、立命館大学衣笠キャンパスの拡充により、今では校舎に眺めを遮られている。