Kairaku-en, Mito

Kairaku-en "A park to be enjoyed together" is a Japanese garden located in Mito. Along with Kenroku-en and Koraku-en, it is considered one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan. Kairakuen was built by the local lord Tokugawa Nariaki. Unlike Japan's other two great landscape gardens Kairakuen served not only for the enjoyment of the ruling lord, but was open to the public. Kairakuen is most attractive during the plum blossom or ume season, which usually takes place in late February and early March..

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Kairaku-en "A park to be enjoyed together" is a Japanese garden located in Mito. Along with Kenroku-en and Koraku-en, it is considered one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan. Kairakuen was built by the local lord Tokugawa Nariaki. Unlike Japan's other two great landscape gardens Kairakuen served not only for the enjoyment of the ruling lord, but was open to the public. Kairakuen is most attractive during the plum blossom or ume season, which usually takes place in late February and early March..