In the garden there was said to be a pond at the center and a number of halls and residences such as the main hall Saion-ji Temple were placed there, in front of the pond was a Tsuri-dono hall (a hall facing a pond which looks like a fishing rod) and in the pond was an island where pine trees were planted.
造られた庭園は変化に富んだ大きな池を中心に本堂西園寺をはじめ多くの御堂と住宅が配置されたもので、池に臨んで釣殿が配され、池中には中島を築き松が植えられていたとされる。