Koraku-en Garden in OKAYAMA – Outstanding Japanese style landscape garden

Kōraku-en it is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, along with Kenroku-en and Kairaku-en. In 1687, the daimyō Ikeda Tsunamasa ordered Tsuda Nagatada to begin construction of the garden. It was completed in 1700 and has retained its original appearance to the present day, except for a few changes. In 1884, ownership was transferred to Okayama Prefecture and the garden was opened to the public. The garden suffered severe damage during the floods of 1934 and by bombing damage in 1945 during World War II. It has been restored based on Edo-period paintings and diagrams. The garden was designed in the Kaiyu (“scenic promenade”) style which presents the visitor with a new view at every turn of the path which connects the lawns, ponds, hills, tea houses, and streams.
Source Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Draku-en

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