Boasted by the Retired Emperor Shirakawa, the garden was a Jodo style one where residences such as the Minami-dono (south) hall and Kita-dono (north) hall, and other halls and towers, including Anrakuju-in Temple, were placed around the pond.
白河院が自慢にしていた庭園で、池を中心に南殿、北殿などの住宅と安楽寿院などの堂塔が同居した浄土形式の構成であった。