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  • Kyoto Prefectural Guest House Garden - This small garden centers around a carp pond with an overlooking teahouse up on a hill in the background. There is a small waterfall that cascades into the pond from an artificial hill in the northeast corner. Natural stepping stones surround the pond, leading up to the teahouse. Both the garden and teahouse were designed and created by landscape architect Masuno Shunmyo.
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  • Kyoto Prefectural Guest House Garden - This small garden centers around a carp pond with an overlooking teahouse up on a hill in the background. There is a small waterfall that cascades into the pond from an artificial hill in the northeast corner. Natural stepping stones surround the pond, leading up to the teahouse. Both the garden and teahouse were designed and created by landscape architect Masuno Shunmyo.
    kyoto-prefecture-hall-garden-11.jpg
  • Honzenji Temple Garden - Honzen-ji is a large temple and historic site in Togane, Chiba Prefecture.  The temple grounds are adjacent to Lake Hakkaku formerly known as Tani Pond a local park and famous spot for viewing cherry blossoms in April.  Honzenji itself has a well maintained pond garden, and is also known for its cedar grove and plum blossoms which precede the cherry blossoms of the nearby pond.  The temple was built on Shiroyama Hills, built during the Kamakura Period although the exact dates are unknown, now a Rinzai Sect of Buddhism.   Honzenji was the family temple of Sadataka Sakai, of nearby Togane Castle now in ruins.  The temple has a massive cemetery with an exclosure for the burial of pets as well.  Honzenji is a Togane City designated historic site.
    Honzenji-Garden-07.jpg
  • Kyoto Prefectural Guest House Garden - This small garden centers around a carp pond with an overlooking teahouse up on a hill in the background. There is a small waterfall that cascades into the pond from an artificial hill in the northeast corner. Natural stepping stones surround the pond, leading up to the teahouse. Both the garden and teahouse were designed and created by landscape architect Masuno Shunmyo.
    kyoto-prefecture-hall-garden-12.jpg
  • Westin Kyoto Garden  - The Aoiden Garden and Kasuien Garden were created by the 7th generation of Ogawa Jihei Ueji and his son - 8th generation  - Ogawa Shirayo a landscape architect representing modern Kyoto.  Kasuien was renovated in 2020 by Hiroshi Nakamura.  Originally, Kasuien is where the villa Kiyoura of the Prime Minister Kiyoura Keigo in the Taisho era was built -  the garden was also created at the time of its construction. This is a pond garden that creates a stream by flowing water while making the best use of the natural bedrock and the unevenness of the rock wall.  Miyako Hotel is also close to Yamagata's villa. After the death of Kiyoura, it was donated to the Miyako Hotel, and the current Sukiya-style annex Kasuien was built by Togo Murano. The dry garden part of the white sand was added by Togo Murano.
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  • Sanshiro Pond was once known as Ikutokuen Shinji-ike, and forms a part of Tokyo University’s on campus Japanese garden.  The pond and garden were constructed in 1638 along with the surrounding Ikutokuen Garden by Toshitsune Maeda, Lord of the Kaga Domain. It was ranked as the best garden created by feudal lords in Tokyo during Edo Period but the pond element is all that is left of Ikutokuen Garden.  The pond has come to be known as Sanshiro Pond from the novel Sanshiro by Soseki Natsume. In the story, the pond is described as the place where the protagonist meets the woman he admires.
    sanshiro-pond-04.jpg
  • Sanshiro Pond was once known as Ikutokuen Shinji-ike, and forms a part of Tokyo University’s on campus Japanese garden.  The pond and garden were constructed in 1638 along with the surrounding Ikutokuen Garden by Toshitsune Maeda, Lord of the Kaga Domain. It was ranked as the best garden created by feudal lords in Tokyo during Edo Period but the pond element is all that is left of Ikutokuen Garden.  The pond has come to be known as Sanshiro Pond from the novel Sanshiro by Soseki Natsume. In the story, the pond is described as the place where the protagonist meets the woman he admires.
    sanshiro-pond-5.jpg
  • Sanshiro Pond was once known as Ikutokuen Shinji-ike, and forms a part of Tokyo University’s on campus Japanese garden.  The pond and garden were constructed in 1638 along with the surrounding Ikutokuen Garden by Toshitsune Maeda, Lord of the Kaga Domain. It was ranked as the best garden created by feudal lords in Tokyo during Edo Period but the pond element is all that is left of Ikutokuen Garden.  The pond has come to be known as Sanshiro Pond from the novel Sanshiro by Soseki Natsume. In the story, the pond is described as the place where the protagonist meets the woman he admires.
    sanshiro-pond-03.jpg
  • Mejiro Garden is a classic pond strolling garden with teahouse.  The large central pond dominates the garden though there are a few interesting details to make this a noteworthy garden, complete with a hexagonal pavilion “floating” on the pond called Ukimi-do, with its Mashiko ceramic roof. Its hill is decorated with large stones, which also make up its trails around the pond.  Other unique elements at Mejiro Teien include a white rocky “beach” along the edge of the pond as well as a small pagoda overlooking the pond.  The garden is maintained as a part of Toshima-ku public park system, and is therefore free of charge to the public.
    mejiro-garden-14.jpg
  • Mejiro Garden is a classic pond strolling garden with teahouse.  The large central pond dominates the garden though there are a few interesting details to make this a noteworthy garden, complete with a hexagonal pavilion “floating” on the pond called Ukimi-do, with its Mashiko ceramic roof. Its hill is decorated with large stones, which also make up its trails around the pond.  Other unique elements at Mejiro Teien include a white rocky “beach” along the edge of the pond as well as a small pagoda overlooking the pond.  The garden is maintained as a part of Toshima-ku public park system, and is therefore free of charge to the public.
    mejiro-garden-13.jpg
  • Mejiro Garden is a classic pond strolling garden with teahouse.  The large central pond dominates the garden though there are a few interesting details to make this a noteworthy garden, complete with a hexagonal pavilion “floating” on the pond called Ukimi-do, with its Mashiko ceramic roof. Its hill is decorated with large stones, which also make up its trails around the pond.  Other unique elements at Mejiro Teien include a white rocky “beach” along the edge of the pond as well as a small pagoda overlooking the pond.  The garden is maintained as a part of Toshima-ku public park system, and is therefore free of charge to the public.
    mejiro-garden-04.jpg
  • Mejiro Garden is a classic pond strolling garden with teahouse.  The large central pond dominates the garden though there are a few interesting details to make this a noteworthy garden, complete with a hexagonal pavilion “floating” on the pond called Ukimi-do, with its Mashiko ceramic roof. Its hill is decorated with large stones, which also make up its trails around the pond.  Other unique elements at Mejiro Teien include a white rocky “beach” along the edge of the pond as well as a small pagoda overlooking the pond.  The garden is maintained as a part of Toshima-ku public park system, and is therefore free of charge to the public.
    mejiro-garden-03.jpg
  • Sanshiro Pond was once known as Ikutokuen Shinji-ike, and forms a part of Tokyo University’s on campus Japanese garden.  The pond and garden were constructed in 1638 along with the surrounding Ikutokuen Garden by Toshitsune Maeda, Lord of the Kaga Domain. It was ranked as the best garden created by feudal lords in Tokyo during Edo Period but the pond element is all that is left of Ikutokuen Garden.  The pond has come to be known as Sanshiro Pond from the novel Sanshiro by Soseki Natsume. In the story, the pond is described as the place where the protagonist meets the woman he admires.
    sanshiro-pond-02.jpg
  • Mejiro Garden is a classic pond strolling garden with teahouse.  The large central pond dominates the garden though there are a few interesting details to make this a noteworthy garden, complete with a hexagonal pavilion “floating” on the pond called Ukimi-do, with its Mashiko ceramic roof. Its hill is decorated with large stones, which also make up its trails around the pond.  Other unique elements at Mejiro Teien include a white rocky “beach” along the edge of the pond as well as a small pagoda overlooking the pond.  The garden is maintained as a part of Toshima-ku public park system, and is therefore free of charge to the public.
    mejiro-garden-12.jpg
  • Mejiro Garden is a classic pond strolling garden with teahouse.  The large central pond dominates the garden though there are a few interesting details to make this a noteworthy garden, complete with a hexagonal pavilion “floating” on the pond called Ukimi-do, with its Mashiko ceramic roof. Its hill is decorated with large stones, which also make up its trails around the pond.  Other unique elements at Mejiro Teien include a white rocky “beach” along the edge of the pond as well as a small pagoda overlooking the pond.  The garden is maintained as a part of Toshima-ku public park system, and is therefore free of charge to the public.
    mejiro-garden-11.jpg
  • Mejiro Garden is a classic pond strolling garden with teahouse.  The large central pond dominates the garden though there are a few interesting details to make this a noteworthy garden, complete with a hexagonal pavilion “floating” on the pond called Ukimi-do, with its Mashiko ceramic roof. Its hill is decorated with large stones, which also make up its trails around the pond.  Other unique elements at Mejiro Teien include a white rocky “beach” along the edge of the pond as well as a small pagoda overlooking the pond.  The garden is maintained as a part of Toshima-ku public park system, and is therefore free of charge to the public.
    mejiro-garden-09.jpg
  • Mejiro Garden is a classic pond strolling garden with teahouse.  The large central pond dominates the garden though there are a few interesting details to make this a noteworthy garden, complete with a hexagonal pavilion “floating” on the pond called Ukimi-do, with its Mashiko ceramic roof. Its hill is decorated with large stones, which also make up its trails around the pond.  Other unique elements at Mejiro Teien include a white rocky “beach” along the edge of the pond as well as a small pagoda overlooking the pond.  The garden is maintained as a part of Toshima-ku public park system, and is therefore free of charge to the public.
    mejiro-garden-06.jpg
  • Mejiro Garden is a classic pond strolling garden with teahouse.  The large central pond dominates the garden though there are a few interesting details to make this a noteworthy garden, complete with a hexagonal pavilion “floating” on the pond called Ukimi-do, with its Mashiko ceramic roof. Its hill is decorated with large stones, which also make up its trails around the pond.  Other unique elements at Mejiro Teien include a white rocky “beach” along the edge of the pond as well as a small pagoda overlooking the pond.  The garden is maintained as a part of Toshima-ku public park system, and is therefore free of charge to the public.
    mejiro-garden-02.jpg
  • Mejiro Garden is a classic pond strolling garden with teahouse.  The large central pond dominates the garden though there are a few interesting details to make this a noteworthy garden, complete with a hexagonal pavilion “floating” on the pond called Ukimi-do, with its Mashiko ceramic roof. Its hill is decorated with large stones, which also make up its trails around the pond.  Other unique elements at Mejiro Teien include a white rocky “beach” along the edge of the pond as well as a small pagoda overlooking the pond.  The garden is maintained as a part of Toshima-ku public park system, and is therefore free of charge to the public.
    mejiro-garden-01.jpg
  • Yoshida Shigeru Garden is a Japanese pond garden in Oiso. It is typical of a pond garden in that there are trails leading around the pond, surrounded by plum and cherry sakura trees. Shigeru Yoshida was the 45th prime minister of Japan, who lived in the adjacent villa.  Yoshida House was built by Shigeru's stepfather in 1884. The Japanese garden was made in 1961. The Japanese pond garden is a part of Oiso Shiroyama Park
    amber-yoshida-garden-1.jpg
  • Mejiro Garden is a classic pond strolling garden with teahouse.  The large central pond dominates the garden though there are a few interesting details to make this a noteworthy garden, complete with a hexagonal pavilion “floating” on the pond called Ukimi-do, with its Mashiko ceramic roof. Its hill is decorated with large stones, which also make up its trails around the pond.  Other unique elements at Mejiro Teien include a white rocky “beach” along the edge of the pond as well as a small pagoda overlooking the pond.  The garden is maintained as a part of Toshima-ku public park system, and is therefore free of charge to the public.
    mejiro-garden-10.jpg
  • Mejiro Garden is a classic pond strolling garden with teahouse.  The large central pond dominates the garden though there are a few interesting details to make this a noteworthy garden, complete with a hexagonal pavilion “floating” on the pond called Ukimi-do, with its Mashiko ceramic roof. Its hill is decorated with large stones, which also make up its trails around the pond.  Other unique elements at Mejiro Teien include a white rocky “beach” along the edge of the pond as well as a small pagoda overlooking the pond.  The garden is maintained as a part of Toshima-ku public park system, and is therefore free of charge to the public.
    mejiro-garden-08.jpg
  • Mejiro Garden is a classic pond strolling garden with teahouse.  The large central pond dominates the garden though there are a few interesting details to make this a noteworthy garden, complete with a hexagonal pavilion “floating” on the pond called Ukimi-do, with its Mashiko ceramic roof. Its hill is decorated with large stones, which also make up its trails around the pond.  Other unique elements at Mejiro Teien include a white rocky “beach” along the edge of the pond as well as a small pagoda overlooking the pond.  The garden is maintained as a part of Toshima-ku public park system, and is therefore free of charge to the public.
    mejiro-garden-05.jpg
  • Ikedayama Garden Park is a local pond garden which is never crowded, despite being near Meguro and Gotanda railway stations.  The garden contains beautiful plants, flowers, a large carp pond with a stone bridge and stone lantern as well as a traditional water well.  and there is a toilet available in the park. During the early Edo period, 1670 to be exact, the hill in this area was owned by the Ikeda family from the Okayama clan.  in later years, the garden has come to be called Ikedayama or Ikeda Hill.  Today, it is a public park within Shinagawa Ward Tokyo, opening to the public in 1985.  This strolling garden is called the peeping pond system as the hilly terrain  overlooks the pond going from up on the hill, though it is obscured by trees at times, thus the “peeping” part.  The well water are said to be very pure.  Intriguingly the park is also situated within the so-called dragon pulse of Mount Fuji, the only other place in Tokyo to merit this geomancer location other than the East Garden of the Imperial Palace.  Ikedayama Park is about 15 minutes walk from Gotanda Station or the JR Meguro Station. Entry is free
    ikedayama-garden-09.jpg
  • Ikedayama Garden Park is a local pond garden which is never crowded, despite being near Meguro and Gotanda railway stations.  The garden contains beautiful plants, flowers, a large carp pond with a stone bridge and stone lantern as well as a traditional water well.  and there is a toilet available in the park. During the early Edo period, 1670 to be exact, the hill in this area was owned by the Ikeda family from the Okayama clan.  in later years, the garden has come to be called Ikedayama or Ikeda Hill.  Today, it is a public park within Shinagawa Ward Tokyo, opening to the public in 1985.  This strolling garden is called the peeping pond system as the hilly terrain  overlooks the pond going from up on the hill, though it is obscured by trees at times, thus the “peeping” part.  The well water are said to be very pure.  Intriguingly the park is also situated within the so-called dragon pulse of Mount Fuji, the only other place in Tokyo to merit this geomancer location other than the East Garden of the Imperial Palace.  Ikedayama Park is about 15 minutes walk from Gotanda Station or the JR Meguro Station. Entry is free
    ikedayama-garden-03.jpg
  • Heian Shrine Garden was designed by gardener Jihei Ogawa who created the garden over a twenty year period. Species rare in Japan such as Acheilognathus cyanostigma, the Yellow pond turtle and the Japanese pond turtle live around the ponds here.  The Naka Shinen or Middle Garden was constructed in 1895 formed around Soryu-Ike pond.  The pond features Garyu-kyo, a walkway consisting of stone pillars and is surrounded by an expanse of irises. This strolling landscape garden is representative of Meiji Period garden design.
    heian-shrine-garden-8.jpg
  • Heian Shrine Garden was designed by gardener Jihei Ogawa who created the garden over a twenty year period. Species rare in Japan such as Acheilognathus cyanostigma, the Yellow pond turtle and the Japanese pond turtle live around the ponds here.  The Naka Shinen or Middle Garden was constructed in 1895 formed around Soryu-Ike pond.  The pond features Garyu-kyo, a walkway consisting of stone pillars and is surrounded by an expanse of irises. This strolling landscape garden is representative of Meiji Period garden design.
    heian-shrine-garden-7.jpg
  • Yoshida Shigeru Garden is a Japanese pond garden in Oiso. It is typical of a pond garden in that there are trails leading around the pond, surrounded by plum and cherry sakura trees. Shigeru Yoshida was the 45th prime minister of Japan, who lived in the adjacent villa.  Yoshida House was built by Shigeru's stepfather in 1884. The Japanese garden was made in 1961. The Japanese pond garden is a part of Oiso Shiroyama Park
    yoshida-garden-5.jpg
  • Yoshida Shigeru Garden is a Japanese pond garden in Oiso. It is typical of a pond garden in that there are trails leading around the pond, surrounded by plum and cherry sakura trees. Shigeru Yoshida was the 45th prime minister of Japan, who lived in the adjacent villa.  Yoshida House was built by Shigeru's stepfather in 1884. The Japanese garden was made in 1961. The Japanese pond garden is a part of Oiso Shiroyama Park
    yoshida-garden-6.jpg
  • Yoshida Shigeru Garden is a Japanese pond garden in Oiso. It is typical of a pond garden in that there are trails leading around the pond, surrounded by plum and cherry sakura trees. Shigeru Yoshida was the 45th prime minister of Japan, who lived in the adjacent villa.  Yoshida House was built by Shigeru's stepfather in 1884. The Japanese garden was made in 1961. The Japanese pond garden is a part of Oiso Shiroyama Park
    yoshida-garden-4.jpg
  • Yoshida Shigeru Garden is a Japanese pond garden in Oiso. It is typical of a pond garden in that there are trails leading around the pond, surrounded by plum and cherry sakura trees. Shigeru Yoshida was the 45th prime minister of Japan, who lived in the adjacent villa.  Yoshida House was built by Shigeru's stepfather in 1884. The Japanese garden was made in 1961. The Japanese pond garden is a part of Oiso Shiroyama Park
    yoshida-garden-2.jpg
  • Yoshida Shigeru Garden is a Japanese pond garden in Oiso. It is typical of a pond garden in that there are trails leading around the pond, surrounded by plum and cherry sakura trees. Shigeru Yoshida was the 45th prime minister of Japan, who lived in the adjacent villa.  Yoshida House was built by Shigeru's stepfather in 1884. The Japanese garden was made in 1961. The Japanese pond garden is a part of Oiso Shiroyama Park
    amber-yoshida-garden-3.jpg
  • Yoshida Shigeru Garden is a Japanese pond garden in Oiso. It is typical of a pond garden in that there are trails leading around the pond, surrounded by plum and cherry sakura trees. Shigeru Yoshida was the 45th prime minister of Japan, who lived in the adjacent villa.  Yoshida House was built by Shigeru's stepfather in 1884. The Japanese garden was made in 1961. The Japanese pond garden is a part of Oiso Shiroyama Park
    amber-yoshida-garden-2.jpg
  • Yusentei was built as a vacation house by a feudal lord of Fukuoka in 1754 and was reopened by the city of Fukuoka in 1981 as a historical park.  This  garden is constructed in the chisen kaiyu-shiki  style, that is a strolling garden centered on a scenic pond. The paths of the garden wind through thick trees and mossy rocks, up miniature hills and along the shore of the koi pond, immersing visitors in a uniquely Japanese landscape garden atmosphere. At the large teahouse overlooking the pond, visitors can enjoy matcha tea at the teahouse overlooking the pond.  The garden is named after a poem by Kuze Michinatsu, which expresses the coolness of the spring water in the summer and the feeling of retreat at the Jyosuian and Shozanan teahouses.
    yusentei-garden-4.jpg
  • Ikedayama Garden Park is a local pond garden which is never crowded, despite being near Meguro and Gotanda railway stations.  The garden contains beautiful plants, flowers, a large carp pond with a stone bridge and stone lantern as well as a traditional water well.  and there is a toilet available in the park. During the early Edo period, 1670 to be exact, the hill in this area was owned by the Ikeda family from the Okayama clan.  in later years, the garden has come to be called Ikedayama or Ikeda Hill.  Today, it is a public park within Shinagawa Ward Tokyo, opening to the public in 1985.  This strolling garden is called the peeping pond system as the hilly terrain  overlooks the pond going from up on the hill, though it is obscured by trees at times, thus the “peeping” part.  The well water are said to be very pure.  Intriguingly the park is also situated within the so-called dragon pulse of Mount Fuji, the only other place in Tokyo to merit this geomancer location other than the East Garden of the Imperial Palace.  Ikedayama Park is about 15 minutes walk from Gotanda Station or the JR Meguro Station. Entry is free
    ikedayama-garden-16.jpg
  • Ikedayama Garden Park is a local pond garden which is never crowded, despite being near Meguro and Gotanda railway stations.  The garden contains beautiful plants, flowers, a large carp pond with a stone bridge and stone lantern as well as a traditional water well.  and there is a toilet available in the park. During the early Edo period, 1670 to be exact, the hill in this area was owned by the Ikeda family from the Okayama clan.  in later years, the garden has come to be called Ikedayama or Ikeda Hill.  Today, it is a public park within Shinagawa Ward Tokyo, opening to the public in 1985.  This strolling garden is called the peeping pond system as the hilly terrain  overlooks the pond going from up on the hill, though it is obscured by trees at times, thus the “peeping” part.  The well water are said to be very pure.  Intriguingly the park is also situated within the so-called dragon pulse of Mount Fuji, the only other place in Tokyo to merit this geomancer location other than the East Garden of the Imperial Palace.  Ikedayama Park is about 15 minutes walk from Gotanda Station or the JR Meguro Station. Entry is free
    ikedayama-garden-13.jpg
  • Ikedayama Garden Park is a local pond garden which is never crowded, despite being near Meguro and Gotanda railway stations.  The garden contains beautiful plants, flowers, a large carp pond with a stone bridge and stone lantern as well as a traditional water well.  and there is a toilet available in the park. During the early Edo period, 1670 to be exact, the hill in this area was owned by the Ikeda family from the Okayama clan.  in later years, the garden has come to be called Ikedayama or Ikeda Hill.  Today, it is a public park within Shinagawa Ward Tokyo, opening to the public in 1985.  This strolling garden is called the peeping pond system as the hilly terrain  overlooks the pond going from up on the hill, though it is obscured by trees at times, thus the “peeping” part.  The well water are said to be very pure.  Intriguingly the park is also situated within the so-called dragon pulse of Mount Fuji, the only other place in Tokyo to merit this geomancer location other than the East Garden of the Imperial Palace.  Ikedayama Park is about 15 minutes walk from Gotanda Station or the JR Meguro Station. Entry is free
    ikedayama-garden-14.jpg
  • Ikedayama Garden Park is a local pond garden which is never crowded, despite being near Meguro and Gotanda railway stations.  The garden contains beautiful plants, flowers, a large carp pond with a stone bridge and stone lantern as well as a traditional water well.  and there is a toilet available in the park. During the early Edo period, 1670 to be exact, the hill in this area was owned by the Ikeda family from the Okayama clan.  in later years, the garden has come to be called Ikedayama or Ikeda Hill.  Today, it is a public park within Shinagawa Ward Tokyo, opening to the public in 1985.  This strolling garden is called the peeping pond system as the hilly terrain  overlooks the pond going from up on the hill, though it is obscured by trees at times, thus the “peeping” part.  The well water are said to be very pure.  Intriguingly the park is also situated within the so-called dragon pulse of Mount Fuji, the only other place in Tokyo to merit this geomancer location other than the East Garden of the Imperial Palace.  Ikedayama Park is about 15 minutes walk from Gotanda Station or the JR Meguro Station. Entry is free
    ikedayama-garden-11.jpg
  • Ikedayama Garden Park is a local pond garden which is never crowded, despite being near Meguro and Gotanda railway stations.  The garden contains beautiful plants, flowers, a large carp pond with a stone bridge and stone lantern as well as a traditional water well.  and there is a toilet available in the park. During the early Edo period, 1670 to be exact, the hill in this area was owned by the Ikeda family from the Okayama clan.  in later years, the garden has come to be called Ikedayama or Ikeda Hill.  Today, it is a public park within Shinagawa Ward Tokyo, opening to the public in 1985.  This strolling garden is called the peeping pond system as the hilly terrain  overlooks the pond going from up on the hill, though it is obscured by trees at times, thus the “peeping” part.  The well water are said to be very pure.  Intriguingly the park is also situated within the so-called dragon pulse of Mount Fuji, the only other place in Tokyo to merit this geomancer location other than the East Garden of the Imperial Palace.  Ikedayama Park is about 15 minutes walk from Gotanda Station or the JR Meguro Station. Entry is free
    ikedayama-garden-12.jpg
  • Ikedayama Garden Park is a local pond garden which is never crowded, despite being near Meguro and Gotanda railway stations.  The garden contains beautiful plants, flowers, a large carp pond with a stone bridge and stone lantern as well as a traditional water well.  and there is a toilet available in the park. During the early Edo period, 1670 to be exact, the hill in this area was owned by the Ikeda family from the Okayama clan.  in later years, the garden has come to be called Ikedayama or Ikeda Hill.  Today, it is a public park within Shinagawa Ward Tokyo, opening to the public in 1985.  This strolling garden is called the peeping pond system as the hilly terrain  overlooks the pond going from up on the hill, though it is obscured by trees at times, thus the “peeping” part.  The well water are said to be very pure.  Intriguingly the park is also situated within the so-called dragon pulse of Mount Fuji, the only other place in Tokyo to merit this geomancer location other than the East Garden of the Imperial Palace.  Ikedayama Park is about 15 minutes walk from Gotanda Station or the JR Meguro Station. Entry is free
    ikedayama-garden-07.jpg
  • Ikedayama Garden Park is a local pond garden which is never crowded, despite being near Meguro and Gotanda railway stations.  The garden contains beautiful plants, flowers, a large carp pond with a stone bridge and stone lantern as well as a traditional water well.  and there is a toilet available in the park. During the early Edo period, 1670 to be exact, the hill in this area was owned by the Ikeda family from the Okayama clan.  in later years, the garden has come to be called Ikedayama or Ikeda Hill.  Today, it is a public park within Shinagawa Ward Tokyo, opening to the public in 1985.  This strolling garden is called the peeping pond system as the hilly terrain  overlooks the pond going from up on the hill, though it is obscured by trees at times, thus the “peeping” part.  The well water are said to be very pure.  Intriguingly the park is also situated within the so-called dragon pulse of Mount Fuji, the only other place in Tokyo to merit this geomancer location other than the East Garden of the Imperial Palace.  Ikedayama Park is about 15 minutes walk from Gotanda Station or the JR Meguro Station. Entry is free
    ikedayama-garden-06.jpg
  • Ikedayama Garden Park is a local pond garden which is never crowded, despite being near Meguro and Gotanda railway stations.  The garden contains beautiful plants, flowers, a large carp pond with a stone bridge and stone lantern as well as a traditional water well.  and there is a toilet available in the park. During the early Edo period, 1670 to be exact, the hill in this area was owned by the Ikeda family from the Okayama clan.  in later years, the garden has come to be called Ikedayama or Ikeda Hill.  Today, it is a public park within Shinagawa Ward Tokyo, opening to the public in 1985.  This strolling garden is called the peeping pond system as the hilly terrain  overlooks the pond going from up on the hill, though it is obscured by trees at times, thus the “peeping” part.  The well water are said to be very pure.  Intriguingly the park is also situated within the so-called dragon pulse of Mount Fuji, the only other place in Tokyo to merit this geomancer location other than the East Garden of the Imperial Palace.  Ikedayama Park is about 15 minutes walk from Gotanda Station or the JR Meguro Station. Entry is free
    ikedayama-garden-04.jpg
  • Ikedayama Garden Park is a local pond garden which is never crowded, despite being near Meguro and Gotanda railway stations.  The garden contains beautiful plants, flowers, a large carp pond with a stone bridge and stone lantern as well as a traditional water well.  and there is a toilet available in the park. During the early Edo period, 1670 to be exact, the hill in this area was owned by the Ikeda family from the Okayama clan.  in later years, the garden has come to be called Ikedayama or Ikeda Hill.  Today, it is a public park within Shinagawa Ward Tokyo, opening to the public in 1985.  This strolling garden is called the peeping pond system as the hilly terrain  overlooks the pond going from up on the hill, though it is obscured by trees at times, thus the “peeping” part.  The well water are said to be very pure.  Intriguingly the park is also situated within the so-called dragon pulse of Mount Fuji, the only other place in Tokyo to merit this geomancer location other than the East Garden of the Imperial Palace.  Ikedayama Park is about 15 minutes walk from Gotanda Station or the JR Meguro Station. Entry is free
    ikedayama-garden-05.jpg
  • Ikedayama Garden Park is a local pond garden which is never crowded, despite being near Meguro and Gotanda railway stations.  The garden contains beautiful plants, flowers, a large carp pond with a stone bridge and stone lantern as well as a traditional water well.  and there is a toilet available in the park. During the early Edo period, 1670 to be exact, the hill in this area was owned by the Ikeda family from the Okayama clan.  in later years, the garden has come to be called Ikedayama or Ikeda Hill.  Today, it is a public park within Shinagawa Ward Tokyo, opening to the public in 1985.  This strolling garden is called the peeping pond system as the hilly terrain  overlooks the pond going from up on the hill, though it is obscured by trees at times, thus the “peeping” part.  The well water are said to be very pure.  Intriguingly the park is also situated within the so-called dragon pulse of Mount Fuji, the only other place in Tokyo to merit this geomancer location other than the East Garden of the Imperial Palace.  Ikedayama Park is about 15 minutes walk from Gotanda Station or the JR Meguro Station. Entry is free
    ikedayama-garden-01.jpg
  • Ikedayama Garden Park is a local pond garden which is never crowded, despite being near Meguro and Gotanda railway stations.  The garden contains beautiful plants, flowers, a large carp pond with a stone bridge and stone lantern as well as a traditional water well.  and there is a toilet available in the park. During the early Edo period, 1670 to be exact, the hill in this area was owned by the Ikeda family from the Okayama clan.  in later years, the garden has come to be called Ikedayama or Ikeda Hill.  Today, it is a public park within Shinagawa Ward Tokyo, opening to the public in 1985.  This strolling garden is called the peeping pond system as the hilly terrain  overlooks the pond going from up on the hill, though it is obscured by trees at times, thus the “peeping” part.  The well water are said to be very pure.  Intriguingly the park is also situated within the so-called dragon pulse of Mount Fuji, the only other place in Tokyo to merit this geomancer location other than the East Garden of the Imperial Palace.  Ikedayama Park is about 15 minutes walk from Gotanda Station or the JR Meguro Station. Entry is free
    ikedayama-garden-02.jpg
  • Jorenji Temple is a Jodo sect temple in Akatsuka ,Itabashi, Tokyo known for its  Tokyo Big Buddha usually referred to as Akatsuka Daibutsu or Tokyo Big Buddha.  In addition to the Big Buddha at Joren-ji, there is also a very large rakan Buddha's disciple statue and an adacent Japanese pond garden with a unique pavilion in it.  Although Joren-ji is best known for its large bronze Buddha, its grounds and pond garden are well worth a visit.
    jorenji-temple-garden-6.jpg
  • Yoshida Shigeru Garden is a Japanese pond garden in Oiso. It is typical of a pond garden in that there are trails leading around the pond, surrounded by plum and cherry sakura trees. Shigeru Yoshida was the 45th prime minister of Japan, who lived in the adjacent villa.  Yoshida House was built by Shigeru's stepfather in 1884. The Japanese garden was made in 1961. The Japanese pond garden is a part of Oiso Shiroyama Park
    Yoshida-garden-05.jpg
  • Yoshida Shigeru Garden is a Japanese pond garden in Oiso. It is typical of a pond garden in that there are trails leading around the pond, surrounded by plum and cherry sakura trees. Shigeru Yoshida was the 45th prime minister of Japan, who lived in the adjacent villa.  Yoshida House was built by Shigeru's stepfather in 1884. The Japanese garden was made in 1961. The Japanese pond garden is a part of Oiso Shiroyama Park
    yoshida-garden-3.jpg
  • Yoshida Shigeru Garden is a Japanese pond garden in Oiso. It is typical of a pond garden in that there are trails leading around the pond, surrounded by plum and cherry sakura trees. Shigeru Yoshida was the 45th prime minister of Japan, who lived in the adjacent villa.  Yoshida House was built by Shigeru's stepfather in 1884. The Japanese garden was made in 1961. The Japanese pond garden is a part of Oiso Shiroyama Park
    yoshida-garden-1.jpg
  • Yoshida Shigeru Garden is a Japanese pond garden in Oiso. It is typical of a pond garden in that there are trails leading around the pond, surrounded by plum and cherry sakura trees. Shigeru Yoshida was the 45th prime minister of Japan, who lived in the adjacent villa.  Yoshida House was built by Shigeru's stepfather in 1884. The Japanese garden was made in 1961. The Japanese pond garden is a part of Oiso Shiroyama Park
    amber-yoshida-garden-4.jpg
  • Yusentei was built as a vacation house by a feudal lord of Fukuoka in 1754 and was reopened by the city of Fukuoka in 1981 as a historical park.  This  garden is constructed in the chisen kaiyu-shiki  style, that is a strolling garden centered on a scenic pond. The paths of the garden wind through thick trees and mossy rocks, up miniature hills and along the shore of the koi pond, immersing visitors in a uniquely Japanese landscape garden atmosphere. At the large teahouse overlooking the pond, visitors can enjoy matcha tea at the teahouse overlooking the pond.  The garden is named after a poem by Kuze Michinatsu, which expresses the coolness of the spring water in the summer and the feeling of retreat at the Jyosuian and Shozanan teahouses.
    yusentei-garden-11.jpg
  • Yusentei was built as a vacation house by a feudal lord of Fukuoka in 1754 and was reopened by the city of Fukuoka in 1981 as a historical park.  This  garden is constructed in the chisen kaiyu-shiki  style, that is a strolling garden centered on a scenic pond. The paths of the garden wind through thick trees and mossy rocks, up miniature hills and along the shore of the koi pond, immersing visitors in a uniquely Japanese landscape garden atmosphere. At the large teahouse overlooking the pond, visitors can enjoy matcha tea at the teahouse overlooking the pond.  The garden is named after a poem by Kuze Michinatsu, which expresses the coolness of the spring water in the summer and the feeling of retreat at the Jyosuian and Shozanan teahouses.
    yusentei-garden-10.jpg
  • Yusentei was built as a vacation house by a feudal lord of Fukuoka in 1754 and was reopened by the city of Fukuoka in 1981 as a historical park.  This  garden is constructed in the chisen kaiyu-shiki  style, that is a strolling garden centered on a scenic pond. The paths of the garden wind through thick trees and mossy rocks, up miniature hills and along the shore of the koi pond, immersing visitors in a uniquely Japanese landscape garden atmosphere. At the large teahouse overlooking the pond, visitors can enjoy matcha tea at the teahouse overlooking the pond.  The garden is named after a poem by Kuze Michinatsu, which expresses the coolness of the spring water in the summer and the feeling of retreat at the Jyosuian and Shozanan teahouses.
    yusentei-garden-2.jpg
  • Yusentei was built as a vacation house by a feudal lord of Fukuoka in 1754 and was reopened by the city of Fukuoka in 1981 as a historical park.  This  garden is constructed in the chisen kaiyu-shiki  style, that is a strolling garden centered on a scenic pond. The paths of the garden wind through thick trees and mossy rocks, up miniature hills and along the shore of the koi pond, immersing visitors in a uniquely Japanese landscape garden atmosphere. At the large teahouse overlooking the pond, visitors can enjoy matcha tea at the teahouse overlooking the pond.  The garden is named after a poem by Kuze Michinatsu, which expresses the coolness of the spring water in the summer and the feeling of retreat at the Jyosuian and Shozanan teahouses.
    yusentei-garden-1.jpg
  • Ikedayama Garden Park is a local pond garden which is never crowded, despite being near Meguro and Gotanda railway stations.  The garden contains beautiful plants, flowers, a large carp pond with a stone bridge and stone lantern as well as a traditional water well.  and there is a toilet available in the park. During the early Edo period, 1670 to be exact, the hill in this area was owned by the Ikeda family from the Okayama clan.  in later years, the garden has come to be called Ikedayama or Ikeda Hill.  Today, it is a public park within Shinagawa Ward Tokyo, opening to the public in 1985.  This strolling garden is called the peeping pond system as the hilly terrain  overlooks the pond going from up on the hill, though it is obscured by trees at times, thus the “peeping” part.  The well water are said to be very pure.  Intriguingly the park is also situated within the so-called dragon pulse of Mount Fuji, the only other place in Tokyo to merit this geomancer location other than the East Garden of the Imperial Palace.  Ikedayama Park is about 15 minutes walk from Gotanda Station or the JR Meguro Station. Entry is free
    ikedayama-garden-10.jpg
  • Heian Shrine Garden was designed by gardener Jihei Ogawa who created the garden over a twenty year period. Species rare in Japan such as Acheilognathus cyanostigma, the Yellow pond turtle and the Japanese pond turtle live around the ponds here.  The Naka Shinen or Middle Garden was constructed in 1895 formed around Soryu-Ike pond.  The pond features Garyu-kyo, a walkway consisting of stone pillars and is surrounded by an expanse of irises. This strolling landscape garden is representative of Meiji Period garden design.
    heian-shrine-garden-6.jpg
  • Kyoto Prefectural Guest House Garden - This small garden centers around a carp pond with an overlooking teahouse up on a hill in the background. There is a small waterfall that cascades into the pond from an artificial hill in the northeast corner. Natural stepping stones surround the pond, leading up to the teahouse. Both the garden and teahouse were designed and created by landscape architect Masuno Shunmyo.
    kyoto-prefecture-hall-garden-02.jpg
  • Jorenji Temple is a Jodo sect temple in Akatsuka ,Itabashi, Tokyo known for its  Tokyo Big Buddha usually referred to as Akatsuka Daibutsu or Tokyo Big Buddha.  In addition to the Big Buddha at Joren-ji, there is also a very large rakan Buddha's disciple statue and an adacent Japanese pond garden with a unique pavilion in it.  Although Joren-ji is best known for its large bronze Buddha, its grounds and pond garden are well worth a visit.
    jorenji-temple-garden-3.jpg
  • Jorenji Temple is a Jodo sect temple in Akatsuka ,Itabashi, Tokyo known for its  Tokyo Big Buddha usually referred to as Akatsuka Daibutsu or Tokyo Big Buddha.  In addition to the Big Buddha at Joren-ji, there is also a very large rakan Buddha's disciple statue and an adacent Japanese pond garden with a unique pavilion in it.  Although Joren-ji is best known for its large bronze Buddha, its grounds and pond garden are well worth a visit.
    jorenji-temple-garden-2.jpg
  • Yusentei Teahouse and Garden - Yusentei was built as a vacation house by a feudal lord of Fukuoka in 1754 and was reopened by the city of Fukuoka in 1981 as a historical park.  This  garden is constructed in the chisen kaiyu-shiki  style, that is a strolling garden centered on a scenic pond. The paths of the garden wind through thick trees and mossy rocks, up miniature hills and along the shore of the koi pond, immersing visitors in a uniquely Japanese landscape garden atmosphere. At the large teahouse overlooking the pond, visitors can enjoy matcha tea at the teahouse overlooking the pond.  The garden is named after a poem by Kuze Michinatsu, which expresses the coolness of the spring water in the summer and the feeling of retreat at the Jyosuian and Shozanan teahouses.
    yusentei-garden-12.jpg
  • Yusentei Teahouse and Garden - Yusentei was built as a vacation house by a feudal lord of Fukuoka in 1754 and was reopened by the city of Fukuoka in 1981 as a historical park.  This  garden is constructed in the chisen kaiyu-shiki  style, that is a strolling garden centered on a scenic pond. The paths of the garden wind through thick trees and mossy rocks, up miniature hills and along the shore of the koi pond, immersing visitors in a uniquely Japanese landscape garden atmosphere. At the large teahouse overlooking the pond, visitors can enjoy matcha tea at the teahouse overlooking the pond.  The garden is named after a poem by Kuze Michinatsu, which expresses the coolness of the spring water in the summer and the feeling of retreat at the Jyosuian and Shozanan teahouses.
    yusentei-garden-6.jpg
  • Yusentei Teahouse and Garden - Yusentei was built as a vacation house by a feudal lord of Fukuoka in 1754 and was reopened by the city of Fukuoka in 1981 as a historical park.  This  garden is constructed in the chisen kaiyu-shiki  style, that is a strolling garden centered on a scenic pond. The paths of the garden wind through thick trees and mossy rocks, up miniature hills and along the shore of the koi pond, immersing visitors in a uniquely Japanese landscape garden atmosphere. At the large teahouse overlooking the pond, visitors can enjoy matcha tea at the teahouse overlooking the pond.  The garden is named after a poem by Kuze Michinatsu, which expresses the coolness of the spring water in the summer and the feeling of retreat at the Jyosuian and Shozanan teahouses.
    yusentei-garden-5.jpg
  • Ikedayama Garden Park is a local pond garden which is never crowded, despite being near Meguro and Gotanda railway stations.  The garden contains beautiful plants, flowers, a large carp pond with a stone bridge and stone lantern as well as a traditional water well.  and there is a toilet available in the park. During the early Edo period, 1670 to be exact, the hill in this area was owned by the Ikeda family from the Okayama clan.  in later years, the garden has come to be called Ikedayama or Ikeda Hill.  Today, it is a public park within Shinagawa Ward Tokyo, opening to the public in 1985.  This strolling garden is called the peeping pond system as the hilly terrain  overlooks the pond going from up on the hill, though it is obscured by trees at times, thus the “peeping” part.  The well water are said to be very pure.  Intriguingly the park is also situated within the so-called dragon pulse of Mount Fuji, the only other place in Tokyo to merit this geomancer location other than the East Garden of the Imperial Palace.  Ikedayama Park is about 15 minutes walk from Gotanda Station or the JR Meguro Station. Entry is free
    ikedayama-garden-15.jpg
  • Ikedayama Garden Park is a local pond garden which is never crowded, despite being near Meguro and Gotanda railway stations.  The garden contains beautiful plants, flowers, a large carp pond with a stone bridge and stone lantern as well as a traditional water well.  and there is a toilet available in the park. During the early Edo period, 1670 to be exact, the hill in this area was owned by the Ikeda family from the Okayama clan.  in later years, the garden has come to be called Ikedayama or Ikeda Hill.  Today, it is a public park within Shinagawa Ward Tokyo, opening to the public in 1985.  This strolling garden is called the peeping pond system as the hilly terrain  overlooks the pond going from up on the hill, though it is obscured by trees at times, thus the “peeping” part.  The well water are said to be very pure.  Intriguingly the park is also situated within the so-called dragon pulse of Mount Fuji, the only other place in Tokyo to merit this geomancer location other than the East Garden of the Imperial Palace.  Ikedayama Park is about 15 minutes walk from Gotanda Station or the JR Meguro Station. Entry is free
    ikedayama-garden-08.jpg
  • Kyoto Prefectural Guest House Garden - This small garden centers around a carp pond with an overlooking teahouse up on a hill in the background. There is a small waterfall that cascades into the pond from an artificial hill in the northeast corner. Natural stepping stones surround the pond, leading up to the teahouse. Both the garden and teahouse were designed and created by landscape architect Masuno Shunmyo.
    kyoto-prefecture-hall-garden-09.jpg
  • Kyoto Prefectural Guest House Garden - This small garden centers around a carp pond with an overlooking teahouse up on a hill in the background. There is a small waterfall that cascades into the pond from an artificial hill in the northeast corner. Natural stepping stones surround the pond, leading up to the teahouse. Both the garden and teahouse were designed and created by landscape architect Masuno Shunmyo.
    kyoto-prefecture-hall-garden-13.jpg
  • Kyoto Prefectural Guest House Garden - This small garden centers around a carp pond with an overlooking teahouse up on a hill in the background. There is a small waterfall that cascades into the pond from an artificial hill in the northeast corner. Natural stepping stones surround the pond, leading up to the teahouse. Both the garden and teahouse were designed and created by landscape architect Masuno Shunmyo.
    kyoto-prefecture-hall-garden-10.jpg
  • Kyoto Prefectural Guest House Garden - This small garden centers around a carp pond with an overlooking teahouse up on a hill in the background. There is a small waterfall that cascades into the pond from an artificial hill in the northeast corner. Natural stepping stones surround the pond, leading up to the teahouse. Both the garden and teahouse were designed and created by landscape architect Masuno Shunmyo.
    kyoto-prefecture-hall-garden-06.jpg
  • Kyoto Prefectural Guest House Garden - This small garden centers around a carp pond with an overlooking teahouse up on a hill in the background. There is a small waterfall that cascades into the pond from an artificial hill in the northeast corner. Natural stepping stones surround the pond, leading up to the teahouse. Both the garden and teahouse were designed and created by landscape architect Masuno Shunmyo.
    kyoto-prefecture-hall-garden-04.jpg
  • Kyoto Prefectural Guest House Garden - This small garden centers around a carp pond with an overlooking teahouse up on a hill in the background. There is a small waterfall that cascades into the pond from an artificial hill in the northeast corner. Natural stepping stones surround the pond, leading up to the teahouse. Both the garden and teahouse were designed and created by landscape architect Masuno Shunmyo.
    kyoto-prefecture-hall-garden-03.jpg
  • The Nawikawa Cloisonné Museum is located in a small villa lost in the narrow streets south of Heian Jingu. This residence, built in 1894, was the home of Namikawa Yasuyuki an artist of the Meiji and Taisho periods. Namikawa started his career of cloisonné artist at 28. Cloisonne is an old technique for decorating metallic objects. It consists in building wire frame enclosures in which enamel of different colors is poured. Every outline of every coloured region in the drawing is first delimited by wires, then enamel is poured and the piece is cooked, and finally polished. The museum has around 130 pieces from Namikawa. Namikawa earned a few international prizes, among which is the Exposition Internationale de Paris. This made him famous worldwide and resulted in many foreigners visiting him in Kyoto. The villa also has many sliding partitions that use glass instead of rice paper which was very unusual at the time. Besides the museum, the villa has a nice photogenic garden with a pond that reaches under the main building making it appear to float upon the pond.
    namikawa-cloisonne-garden-10.jpg
  • The Nawikawa Cloisonné Museum is located in a small villa lost in the narrow streets south of Heian Jingu. This residence, built in 1894, was the home of Namikawa Yasuyuki an artist of the Meiji and Taisho periods. Namikawa started his career of cloisonné artist at 28. Cloisonne is an old technique for decorating metallic objects. It consists in building wire frame enclosures in which enamel of different colors is poured. Every outline of every coloured region in the drawing is first delimited by wires, then enamel is poured and the piece is cooked, and finally polished. The museum has around 130 pieces from Namikawa. Namikawa earned a few international prizes, among which is the Exposition Internationale de Paris. This made him famous worldwide and resulted in many foreigners visiting him in Kyoto. The villa also has many sliding partitions that use glass instead of rice paper which was very unusual at the time. Besides the museum, the villa has a nice photogenic garden with a pond that reaches under the main building making it appear to float upon the pond.
    namikawa-cloisonne-garden-09.jpg
  • The Nawikawa Cloisonné Museum is located in a small villa lost in the narrow streets south of Heian Jingu. This residence, built in 1894, was the home of Namikawa Yasuyuki an artist of the Meiji and Taisho periods. Namikawa started his career of cloisonné artist at 28. Cloisonne is an old technique for decorating metallic objects. It consists in building wire frame enclosures in which enamel of different colors is poured. Every outline of every coloured region in the drawing is first delimited by wires, then enamel is poured and the piece is cooked, and finally polished. The museum has around 130 pieces from Namikawa. Namikawa earned a few international prizes, among which is the Exposition Internationale de Paris. This made him famous worldwide and resulted in many foreigners visiting him in Kyoto. The villa also has many sliding partitions that use glass instead of rice paper which was very unusual at the time. Besides the museum, the villa has a nice photogenic garden with a pond that reaches under the main building making it appear to float upon the pond.
    namikawa-cloisonne-garden-08.jpg
  • Honzenji Temple Garden - Honzen-ji is a large temple and historic site in Togane, Chiba Prefecture.  The temple grounds are adjacent to Lake Hakkaku formerly known as Tani Pond a local park and famous spot for viewing cherry blossoms in April.  Honzenji itself has a well maintained pond garden, and is also known for its cedar grove and plum blossoms which precede the cherry blossoms of the nearby pond.  The temple was built on Shiroyama Hills, built during the Kamakura Period although the exact dates are unknown, now a Rinzai Sect of Buddhism.   Honzenji was the family temple of Sadataka Sakai, of nearby Togane Castle now in ruins.  The temple has a massive cemetery with an exclosure for the burial of pets as well.  Honzenji is a Togane City designated historic site.
    Honzenji-Garden-01.jpg
  • Jorenji Temple is a Jodo sect temple in Akatsuka ,Itabashi, Tokyo known for its  Tokyo Big Buddha usually referred to as Akatsuka Daibutsu or Tokyo Big Buddha.  In addition to the Big Buddha at Joren-ji, there is also a very large rakan Buddha's disciple statue and an adacent Japanese pond garden with a unique pavilion in it.  Although Joren-ji is best known for its large bronze Buddha, its grounds and pond garden are well worth a visit.
    jorenji-temple-garden-4.jpg
  • Jorenji Temple is a Jodo sect temple in Akatsuka ,Itabashi, Tokyo known for its  Tokyo Big Buddha usually referred to as Akatsuka Daibutsu or Tokyo Big Buddha.  In addition to the Big Buddha at Joren-ji, there is also a very large rakan Buddha's disciple statue and an adacent Japanese pond garden with a unique pavilion in it.  Although Joren-ji is best known for its large bronze Buddha, its grounds and pond garden are well worth a visit.
    jorenji-temple-garden-1.jpg
  • Yusentei was built as a vacation house by a feudal lord of Fukuoka in 1754 and was reopened by the city of Fukuoka in 1981 as a historical park.  This  garden is constructed in the chisen kaiyu-shiki  style, that is a strolling garden centered on a scenic pond. The paths of the garden wind through thick trees and mossy rocks, up miniature hills and along the shore of the koi pond, immersing visitors in a uniquely Japanese landscape garden atmosphere. At the large teahouse overlooking the pond, visitors can enjoy matcha tea at the teahouse overlooking the pond.  The garden is named after a poem by Kuze Michinatsu, which expresses the coolness of the spring water in the summer and the feeling of retreat at the Jyosuian and Shozanan teahouses.
    yusentei-garden-8.jpg
  • Yusentei was built as a vacation house by a feudal lord of Fukuoka in 1754 and was reopened by the city of Fukuoka in 1981 as a historical park.  This  garden is constructed in the chisen kaiyu-shiki  style, that is a strolling garden centered on a scenic pond. The paths of the garden wind through thick trees and mossy rocks, up miniature hills and along the shore of the koi pond, immersing visitors in a uniquely Japanese landscape garden atmosphere. At the large teahouse overlooking the pond, visitors can enjoy matcha tea at the teahouse overlooking the pond.  The garden is named after a poem by Kuze Michinatsu, which expresses the coolness of the spring water in the summer and the feeling of retreat at the Jyosuian and Shozanan teahouses.
    yusentei-garden-3.jpg
  • Kyoto Prefectural Guest House Garden - This small garden centers around a carp pond with an overlooking teahouse up on a hill in the background. There is a small waterfall that cascades into the pond from an artificial hill in the northeast corner. Natural stepping stones surround the pond, leading up to the teahouse. Both the garden and teahouse were designed and created by landscape architect Masuno Shunmyo.
    kyoto-prefecture-hall-garden-08.jpg
  • Kyoto Prefectural Guest House Garden - This small garden centers around a carp pond with an overlooking teahouse up on a hill in the background. There is a small waterfall that cascades into the pond from an artificial hill in the northeast corner. Natural stepping stones surround the pond, leading up to the teahouse. Both the garden and teahouse were designed and created by landscape architect Masuno Shunmyo.
    kyoto-prefecture-hall-garden-01.jpg
  • The Nawikawa Cloisonné Museum is located in a small villa lost in the narrow streets south of Heian Jingu. This residence, built in 1894, was the home of Namikawa Yasuyuki an artist of the Meiji and Taisho periods. Namikawa started his career of cloisonné artist at 28. Cloisonne is an old technique for decorating metallic objects. It consists in building wire frame enclosures in which enamel of different colors is poured. Every outline of every coloured region in the drawing is first delimited by wires, then enamel is poured and the piece is cooked, and finally polished. The museum has around 130 pieces from Namikawa. Namikawa earned a few international prizes, among which is the Exposition Internationale de Paris. This made him famous worldwide and resulted in many foreigners visiting him in Kyoto. The villa also has many sliding partitions that use glass instead of rice paper which was very unusual at the time. Besides the museum, the villa has a nice photogenic garden with a pond that reaches under the main building making it appear to float upon the pond.
    namikawa-cloisonne-garden-12.jpg
  • Honzenji Temple Garden - Honzen-ji is a large temple and historic site in Togane, Chiba Prefecture.  The temple grounds are adjacent to Lake Hakkaku formerly known as Tani Pond a local park and famous spot for viewing cherry blossoms in April.  Honzenji itself has a well maintained pond garden, and is also known for its cedar grove and plum blossoms which precede the cherry blossoms of the nearby pond.  The temple was built on Shiroyama Hills, built during the Kamakura Period although the exact dates are unknown, now a Rinzai Sect of Buddhism.   Honzenji was the family temple of Sadataka Sakai, of nearby Togane Castle now in ruins.  The temple has a massive cemetery with an exclosure for the burial of pets as well.  Honzenji is a Togane City designated historic site.
    Honzenji-Garden-18.jpg
  • Honzenji Temple Garden - Honzen-ji is a large temple and historic site in Togane, Chiba Prefecture.  The temple grounds are adjacent to Lake Hakkaku formerly known as Tani Pond a local park and famous spot for viewing cherry blossoms in April.  Honzenji itself has a well maintained pond garden, and is also known for its cedar grove and plum blossoms which precede the cherry blossoms of the nearby pond.  The temple was built on Shiroyama Hills, built during the Kamakura Period although the exact dates are unknown, now a Rinzai Sect of Buddhism.   Honzenji was the family temple of Sadataka Sakai, of nearby Togane Castle now in ruins.  The temple has a massive cemetery with an exclosure for the burial of pets as well.  Honzenji is a Togane City designated historic site.
    Honzenji-Garden-14.jpg
  • Honzenji Temple Garden - Honzen-ji is a large temple and historic site in Togane, Chiba Prefecture.  The temple grounds are adjacent to Lake Hakkaku formerly known as Tani Pond a local park and famous spot for viewing cherry blossoms in April.  Honzenji itself has a well maintained pond garden, and is also known for its cedar grove and plum blossoms which precede the cherry blossoms of the nearby pond.  The temple was built on Shiroyama Hills, built during the Kamakura Period although the exact dates are unknown, now a Rinzai Sect of Buddhism.   Honzenji was the family temple of Sadataka Sakai, of nearby Togane Castle now in ruins.  The temple has a massive cemetery with an exclosure for the burial of pets as well.  Honzenji is a Togane City designated historic site.
    Honzenji-Garden-13.jpg
  • Honzenji Temple Garden - Honzen-ji is a large temple and historic site in Togane, Chiba Prefecture.  The temple grounds are adjacent to Lake Hakkaku formerly known as Tani Pond a local park and famous spot for viewing cherry blossoms in April.  Honzenji itself has a well maintained pond garden, and is also known for its cedar grove and plum blossoms which precede the cherry blossoms of the nearby pond.  The temple was built on Shiroyama Hills, built during the Kamakura Period although the exact dates are unknown, now a Rinzai Sect of Buddhism.   Honzenji was the family temple of Sadataka Sakai, of nearby Togane Castle now in ruins.  The temple has a massive cemetery with an exclosure for the burial of pets as well.  Honzenji is a Togane City designated historic site.
    Honzenji-Garden-15.jpg
  • Honzenji Temple Garden - Honzen-ji is a large temple and historic site in Togane, Chiba Prefecture.  The temple grounds are adjacent to Lake Hakkaku formerly known as Tani Pond a local park and famous spot for viewing cherry blossoms in April.  Honzenji itself has a well maintained pond garden, and is also known for its cedar grove and plum blossoms which precede the cherry blossoms of the nearby pond.  The temple was built on Shiroyama Hills, built during the Kamakura Period although the exact dates are unknown, now a Rinzai Sect of Buddhism.   Honzenji was the family temple of Sadataka Sakai, of nearby Togane Castle now in ruins.  The temple has a massive cemetery with an exclosure for the burial of pets as well.  Honzenji is a Togane City designated historic site.
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  • Honzenji Temple Garden - Honzen-ji is a large temple and historic site in Togane, Chiba Prefecture.  The temple grounds are adjacent to Lake Hakkaku formerly known as Tani Pond a local park and famous spot for viewing cherry blossoms in April.  Honzenji itself has a well maintained pond garden, and is also known for its cedar grove and plum blossoms which precede the cherry blossoms of the nearby pond.  The temple was built on Shiroyama Hills, built during the Kamakura Period although the exact dates are unknown, now a Rinzai Sect of Buddhism.   Honzenji was the family temple of Sadataka Sakai, of nearby Togane Castle now in ruins.  The temple has a massive cemetery with an exclosure for the burial of pets as well.  Honzenji is a Togane City designated historic site.
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  • Honzenji Temple Garden - Honzen-ji is a large temple and historic site in Togane, Chiba Prefecture.  The temple grounds are adjacent to Lake Hakkaku formerly known as Tani Pond a local park and famous spot for viewing cherry blossoms in April.  Honzenji itself has a well maintained pond garden, and is also known for its cedar grove and plum blossoms which precede the cherry blossoms of the nearby pond.  The temple was built on Shiroyama Hills, built during the Kamakura Period although the exact dates are unknown, now a Rinzai Sect of Buddhism.   Honzenji was the family temple of Sadataka Sakai, of nearby Togane Castle now in ruins.  The temple has a massive cemetery with an exclosure for the burial of pets as well.  Honzenji is a Togane City designated historic site.
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  • Honzenji Temple Garden - Honzen-ji is a large temple and historic site in Togane, Chiba Prefecture.  The temple grounds are adjacent to Lake Hakkaku formerly known as Tani Pond a local park and famous spot for viewing cherry blossoms in April.  Honzenji itself has a well maintained pond garden, and is also known for its cedar grove and plum blossoms which precede the cherry blossoms of the nearby pond.  The temple was built on Shiroyama Hills, built during the Kamakura Period although the exact dates are unknown, now a Rinzai Sect of Buddhism.   Honzenji was the family temple of Sadataka Sakai, of nearby Togane Castle now in ruins.  The temple has a massive cemetery with an exclosure for the burial of pets as well.  Honzenji is a Togane City designated historic site.
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  • Jorenji Temple is a Jodo sect temple in Akatsuka ,Itabashi, Tokyo known for its  Tokyo Big Buddha usually referred to as Akatsuka Daibutsu or Tokyo Big Buddha.  In addition to the Big Buddha at Joren-ji, there is also a very large rakan Buddha's disciple statue and an adacent Japanese pond garden with a unique pavilion in it.  Although Joren-ji is best known for its large bronze Buddha, its grounds and pond garden are well worth a visit.
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  • Komyoji Garden Sakura - Komyoji is a popular temple with locals in the Kamakura area for its abundant cherry blossoms in spring, frequent weekend flea markets, and free parking near the beach. Komyoji Garden has a rare example of a dry garden, sometimes called a Zen garden, as this temple is not of the Zen sect of Buddhism.  In addition to the temple's zen dry karesansui garden, on the north side of the temple is the pond garden, which comes to life in spring with sakura cherry trees.
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  • Makaya-ji Temple garden is a gem of a Nara Period temple and garden built during the Heian era with a central pond hills and groupings of stones. The garden  includes plum trees, winter hazel and magnolia in late winter and early spring, cherry trees in spring, lotus and hydrangeas in the summer.  It is the oldest garden in Shizuoka Prefecture and expresses nature by the skillful combination of rocks, hills and pond.  It is famous in summer for its vast lotus pond.
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  • Makaya-ji Temple garden is a gem of a Nara Period temple and garden built during the Heian era with a central pond hills and groupings of stones. The garden  includes plum trees, winter hazel and magnolia in late winter and early spring, cherry trees in spring, lotus and hydrangeas in the summer.  It is the oldest garden in Shizuoka Prefecture and expresses nature by the skillful combination of rocks, hills and pond.  It is famous in summer for its vast lotus pond.
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  • Makaya-ji Temple garden is a gem of a Nara Period temple and garden built during the Heian era with a central pond hills and groupings of stones. The garden  includes plum trees, winter hazel and magnolia in late winter and early spring, cherry trees in spring, lotus and hydrangeas in the summer.  It is the oldest garden in Shizuoka Prefecture and expresses nature by the skillful combination of rocks, hills and pond.  It is famous in summer for its vast lotus pond.
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  • Makaya-ji Temple garden is a gem of a Nara Period temple and garden built during the Heian era with a central pond hills and groupings of stones. The garden  includes plum trees, winter hazel and magnolia in late winter and early spring, cherry trees in spring, lotus and hydrangeas in the summer.  It is the oldest garden in Shizuoka Prefecture and expresses nature by the skillful combination of rocks, hills and pond.  It is famous in summer for its vast lotus pond.
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  • Makaya-ji Temple garden is a gem of a Nara Period temple and garden built during the Heian era with a central pond hills and groupings of stones. The garden  includes plum trees, winter hazel and magnolia in late winter and early spring, cherry trees in spring, lotus and hydrangeas in the summer.  It is the oldest garden in Shizuoka Prefecture and expresses nature by the skillful combination of rocks, hills and pond.  It is famous in summer for its vast lotus pond.
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  • Yusentei was built as a vacation house by a feudal lord of Fukuoka in 1754 and was reopened by the city of Fukuoka in 1981 as a historical park.  This  garden is constructed in the chisen kaiyu-shiki  style, that is a strolling garden centered on a scenic pond. The paths of the garden wind through thick trees and mossy rocks, up miniature hills and along the shore of the koi pond, immersing visitors in a uniquely Japanese landscape garden atmosphere. At the large teahouse overlooking the pond, visitors can enjoy matcha tea at the teahouse overlooking the pond.  The garden is named after a poem by Kuze Michinatsu, which expresses the coolness of the spring water in the summer and the feeling of retreat at the Jyosuian and Shozanan teahouses.
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  • Kyoto Prefectural Guest House Garden - This small garden centers around a carp pond with an overlooking teahouse up on a hill in the background. There is a small waterfall that cascades into the pond from an artificial hill in the northeast corner. Natural stepping stones surround the pond, leading up to the teahouse. Both the garden and teahouse were designed and created by landscape architect Masuno Shunmyo.
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  • Fukuda Art Museum Garden - Based on the basic qualities of Kyoto’s traditional machiya townhouses, the museum building aims for a special derivative Japanese architecture. Even considering contemporary architecture, the exhibition room has the feeling of a warehouse, although the essence of the Kyoto machiya style has been taken into consideration. There is a reflective pond garden running from the building to the river.  It is a very modern garden that reflects Arashiyama as a water mirror. The overall architectural design was created by Yasuda Atelier and designed by Mitani Landscape Studio and constructed by Ueyakato Landscape, a purveyor of gardenIng services in Kyoto. 
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  • Honzenji Temple Garden - Honzen-ji is a large temple and historic site in Togane, Chiba Prefecture.  The temple grounds are adjacent to Lake Hakkaku formerly known as Tani Pond a local park and famous spot for viewing cherry blossoms in April.  Honzenji itself has a well maintained pond garden, and is also known for its cedar grove and plum blossoms which precede the cherry blossoms of the nearby pond.  The temple was built on Shiroyama Hills, built during the Kamakura Period although the exact dates are unknown, now a Rinzai Sect of Buddhism.   Honzenji was the family temple of Sadataka Sakai, of nearby Togane Castle now in ruins.  The temple has a massive cemetery with an exclosure for the burial of pets as well.  Honzenji is a Togane City designated historic site.
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