Kenroku-en - Kanazawa, Japan
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N 36° 33.861 E 136° 39.733
53S E 648743 N 4047831
Kenroku-en Garden is a beautiful Japanese garden with an area of 11.4 hectares located on the heights of the central part of Kanazawa and next to Kanazawa Castle.
Waymark Code: WMZA7J
Location: Ishikawa, Japan
Date Posted: 10/07/2018
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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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