Suizen-ji Jōju-en

Suizen-ji Jōju-en
Suizen-ji Jōju-en (水前寺成趣園)

Suizen-ji Jōju-en
Type Japanese garden
Location Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates 32°47′28″N 130°44′05″E / 32.791092°N 130.734594°E / 32.791092; 130.734594Coordinates: 32°47′28″N 130°44′05″E / 32.791092°N 130.734594°E / 32.791092; 130.734594
Created 1636


Suizen-ji Jōju-en (水前寺成趣園) is a tsukiyama[1] Japanese garden located within (Suizen-ji Park (水前寺公園 Suizen-ji Kōen)) in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The main tsukiyama is a representation of Mount Fuji. Lord Hosokawa Tadatoshi began construction of the garden in 1636 as a tea retreat. The park was named after a no-longer-extant Buddhist temple called Suizen-ji, and now hosts the Izumi Shrine, where members of the Hosokawa family are enshrined, and a Nōgaku-dō, a Noh theater. Lord Hosokawa selected this site because of its spring-fed pond, which clean water was excellent for tea.[2] The thatched Kokin-Denju-no-Ma teahouse was originally in Kyoto's Imperial Palace, but was moved here in 1912.

The garden has been declared by the national government a historic site of scenic beauty.

Suizenji Park

Suizenji Kōen is an interesting and much visited venue, featuring miniature landscapes, a temple and small lakes containing large, hungry, and multi-coloured carp. It is a short tram ride from the city. Nearby, there are many souvenir and snack shops.

See also

The pond 26. Oct. 1978

Notes

  1. Tsukiyama gardens are Japanese gardens featuring an artificial mountain (a tsukiyama).
  2. "Pylant, Don D. Japanese Gardening Organization - Suizenji Park". Botanysaurus. 2001-10-11. Retrieved 2008-07-23.

References

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Bibliography

Mansfield, Stephen (2011). Japan's Master Gardens - Lessons in Space and Environment (Hardback). Tokyo, Rutland, Singapore: Tuttle. ISBN 978-4-8053-1128-8. 


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