It is said that in Kyoto, there were large gardens like the Shinsen-en garden, said to be as large as east to west approximately 218m and north to south approximately 436m, Reiszei-in imperial villa, Suzaku-in imperial villa and Junna-in imperial villa.
京には東西2町南北4町に及ぶとされる神泉苑や冷泉院、朱雀院、淳和院などの庭園があったとされている。