SUIZENJI PARK
Suizenji Park (Suizenji Koen) is considered to one of
the most beautiful Japanese gardens in Japan. Suizenji Park is Kumamoto's
second topic attraction.
Suizenji Park (水前寺公園 Suizen-ji Kōen) located in
downtown Kumamoto, is the home of the
Suizen-ji Jōju-en (水前寺成趣園) a tsukiyama style
Japanese garden. The
main tsukiyama is a representation of
Mount Fuji. Suizenji Koen is considered to be one of the most
beautiful
Japanese garden in
remaining
Japan.
Suizenji Park
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
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. The thatched Kokin-Denju-no-Ma teahouse was originally in
Imperial Palace Kyoto, but
was moved here in 1912, and the garden has been declared by the
national government a historic site of scenic beauty.
Tsukiyama representing Mt Fuji - Suizenji Park
We have over 30 unique
Suizenji Park Pictures in
our gallery.
(Article based on
Wikipedia article and used under the
GNU Free Documentation License)
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