The garden at the front of the hojo (an abbot's chamber) created in 1867, known as 'Sazareishi-no-Niwa' (Garden of Boulders), and expresses the intentions of the Ishikawa clan who were both keepers of Kameyama Castle in Ise province and worshippers of Ise-jingu Shrine.
方丈前庭は、慶応3年（1867年）に造園されたもので、「さざれ石の庭」と称し、伊勢国亀山城主で伊勢神宮崇拝者でもあった石川氏の趣向をよく表します。