Kenroku-en Park ( Japanese 兼 六 園 ) is Kanazawa 's largest park , one of Japan 's Three Famous Parks . The name means the Garden of six virtues . It was originally a garden of Kanazawa Castle . The park was created in the 17th century and opened to the public in 1875 .
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On an area of 25 acres (114,436.65 m²) there are many trees (about 8,750), flowers and other plants (a total of 183 species), ponds, waterfalls, streams, bridges. Among the attractions of the park are an ancient fountain and a tea house. [one]
Water is supplied from a remote river through a complex water supply system, built back in 1632 . In winter, ropes stretched from the tops of trees give a special flavor to Kenrok-en Park in order to protect them from breaking off under the weight of snow.
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History
Kenroku-en Park was created from 1620 to 1840 by the clan of Maeda , the daimyo , the estate managers of Kaga (加 賀 藩), which occupy the modern territory of Ishikawa and Toyama Prefectures during the Edo period .
The park is located on the outside of Kanazawa Castle and covers an area of 114,436.65 m². It dates back to 1676, when the 5th Lord Maeda Tsunamori transferred his administration to the castle and began to improve the surrounding territory. However, this garden was destroyed by fire in 1759.
The restoration of the park began in 1774 by the 11th Lord of Maeda Harunaga, who created the Emerald Waterfall (Midori-taki) and the tea pavilion of Yugao-tei. Improvements continued until 1822, when the 12th daimyo of Maeda Narinaga conducted many streams through the garden, fed from the Tatsumi canal. The 13th Lord Maeda Nariyasu increased the number of streams and expanded the Kasumi pond.
The garden was opened for public access on May 7, 1874. [one]
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Kotoji lamp, a landmark in Kenroku-en
Kenroku-en, covered in snow.
Utihashi-tei Tea Pavilion, Kasumi Pond, Early May
Fountain, mid-November.
Bridge of flying geese
Statue of Yamato Takeru
Pine trees and lamps
Koi carps
Winter view of the Kotoji-toro lamp (Kotoji-tōrō).
Lamp
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/siro-niwa/kenrokuen/e/index.html Kenroku-en Garden official website