Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Garden

The park Kyū - Iwasaki -tei Teien (Japanese旧 岩崎 邸 庭园) is located in the district Taitō, Tokyo near Ueno Park. The garden is one of nine gardens that kōen as TOKYOTO - ritsu (东京 都 立 公园, such as " prefecture -operated parks Tokyo " engl. Metropolitan Tokyo Garden) are summarized and subject to the Building Authority ( KENSETSU - kyoku ) of Tokyo Prefecture. The property was formerly owned by the Iwasaki family, the founders of Mitsubishi. The name Kyū - Iwasaki -tei means " former Iwasaki - residence".

History

The land belonged during the Edo period, the Sakakibara family, which is part of the Echigo- Takada Klan. The estate was the Edo residence of the family. The plot went at the beginning of the Meiji period through to the Makino family. 1896 bought Hisaya Iwasaki, son of Mitsubishi - founder Yataro Iwasaki, the terrain. He was at this time in three years president of the company. The property has been the official residence of the Iwasaki family.

Hisaya commissioned the British architect Josiah Conder. The design called for a two-storey main house in the western style, behind a building in the Japanese style, also a billiard house in the Swiss style, and more than 20 other smaller buildings. The site had 49,500 square meters three times the area today.

After the Second World War, the residence of the commander in chief was seized for the Allied Powers. By 1970, the grounds and the building part of the Supreme Court of Japan, the use it as a research and educational institution were.

All the buildings already mentioned, except for the three were demolished and reduced the area to its present size. The demolition was carried out both by the American occupation forces as well as by the Japanese judicial authority.

In 1961 the main building of the status of an important Japanese cultural heritage and since then has been under protection. The status was extended to the entire site in 1999. Since 2001, the building is under the administration of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the administration of the prefecture of Tokyo.

Construction of the System

In today 17,000 -square-meter complex includes three buildings:

  • The main house in the western style,
  • A building in the Japanese style, which connects to the main house,
  • A billiard house in the Swiss style.

The main house in the western style has two floors and a basement. The design of this house built from wooden building is based on the Jacobean style from the 17th century England, a late manifestation of the Tudor style. The style have been added, among other Islamic elements from the Renaissance. On the south side of the building there is a veranda on both floors. She has an ionic column arrangement, as is known from country houses in Pennsylvania. The reason for this style element was certainly that Hisaya Iwasaki had been completed at the University of Pennsylvania shortly before the construction of his studies.

The main building was used primarily for the reception and accommodation of foreign guests. In the ground floor next to the entrance hall, a large dining room plus kitchen and a study room and guest rooms. On the second floor is another guest room and meeting room were.

The building Japanese-style connects directly to the main house, is virtually integrated into this. After its completion, it was with 1815 square feet of living space almost the same size as the main house. The management of the building had the carpenter Ōkawa Kijuro who built many residences for the upper class at that time. The building follows the design of the Shoin style. Just inside the entrance is a large tatami room, where guests were received. The painted screens and sliding doors ( Fusuma ) originate from the time of construction very prestigious artists Hashimoto Gaho ( 1835-1908 ). The living quarters were behind the welcome room and were separated: in the north of the room Hisaya and his wife; in the south the children's rooms. Also on the north side of the house were the rooms of the employees as well as the kitchen and utility rooms.

The Billiard House takes on the design of a Swiss chalet. A style that is rarely seen in Japan. The building is made entirely of wood. The walls are made of long wooden beams. The supernatant eaves shows Gothic ornaments. The Billiardhaus is connected underground to the main house.

The reduced area is now little more than a lawn. From the original garden from the Edo period, only a few elements have been preserved; including some stone lanterns and a stone sink.

Location and accessibility

The Kyū - Iwasaki -tei Teien located in the district Taitō. The entrance is opposite the southwest corner of the pond of Ueno park in a street parallel to Shinobazu Dori. The closest underground station is the breakpoint Yushima (C13 ) of the Chiyoda Line.

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