Kodaiji Temple is named after Nene, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife. In 1598, Toyotomi Hideyoshi died and his wife Nene tried to build a temple for him in Kyoto. However, Kyoto was so tight, she built in eastern Kyoto where had more space. Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Tokugawa Shogun, sponsored her to built a beautiful temple. In 1606, it was established.

In the temple, it has a beautiful garden that you can enjoy the beautiful Japanese art of Kyoto. It has a dry sand art, bamboo groove, tea house, small temples and waterfalls that most of the Japanese gardens have. The tea house was removed from Fushimi castle.