Kenroku-en - Kanazawa, Japan - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com

Kenroku-en Garden is by far the most famous part of Kanazawa. Originally built as the outer garden of Kanazawa Castle, it was opened to the public in 1875. Along with Kairaku-en and Koraku-en, Kenroku-en is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan and is filled with a variety of trees, ponds, waterfalls and flowers stretching over 25 acres. In winter, the park is notable for its yukitsuri – ropes attached in a conical array to trees to support the branches under the weight of the heavy wet snow, thereby protecting the trees from damage.

Among the garden's points of special interest are:
- The oldest fountain in Japan, operating by natural water pressure
- Yugao-tei, a teahouse, the oldest building in the garden, built 1774
- Shigure-tei, a rest House that was originally built by the 5th lord Tsunanori, reconstructed at its present location in 2000
- Karasaki Pine, planted from seed by the 13th lord Nariyasu from Karasaki, near Lake Biwa
- Kotoji-toro, a stone lantern with two legs, said to resemble the bridge on a koto. This lantern is emblematic of Kenroku-en and Kanazawa
- Flying Geese Bridge (Ganko-bashi), made of eleven red stones, laid out to resemble geese in a flying formation
- Kaiseki Pagoda, said to have been donated to the Maeda by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

The grounds are open year-round during daylight hours and famous for its beauty in all seasons; an admission fee is charged.

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