Kichibei Kato, our founder, became a exclusive gardener of Nanzenji Temple.
1848 – Mid-Meiji
For several generations, the family business of landscape gardening is passed down from generation to generation under the name Kichibei.
Mid-Meiji – Taisho
Yasaburo Kato (the fourth family head) Actively promoted the family business of landscape gardening in the neighborhood of Nanzenji Temple.
Early Showa –
Jiro Kato (the fifth generation) Further promoted the family business of landscape gardening in the neighborhood of Nanzenji Temple.
1938
The business was downscaled due to the National Mobilization Law at the start of the second Sino-Japanese War.
1946
The family business resumes after the end of World War II.
1966
Jiro Kato (the fifth generation) and Yasuo Kato (the sixth generation) Father and son together create Nanzenji Temple’s Kohojo Garden. The company applies to Kyoto City for a general construction license.
1967
Jiro Kato (the fifth generation) and Yasuo Kato (the sixth generation) Father and son together create Rokudo Garden in Nanzenji Temple.
