Ritsurin Garden

The Ritsurin Park (Japanese栗林 公园, Ritsurin - kōen, literally "Chestnut Grove Park " ) on the outskirts of the city of Takamatsu, with almost 75 acres of the largest convertible garden in Japan. He belongs to the " Distinguished sights " ( tokubetsu meisho ) of the country.

History

In the Genki - Tenshō period ( around 1575) the wealthy family living there Satō built a garden, which was in the south-west part of the present park. Then took over around 1625 the Prince ( daimyo ) of Takamatsu in the province of Sanuki, Ikoma Takatoshi, the garden and extended it around the area of the " South Sea" is today. 1642 Lord Matsudaira Yorishige [NB 1] with the fief ( han ) was entrusted, he continued the expansion of the garden.

The following Matsudaira put the maintenance and expansion of the garden continues until it received its final shape after a hundred years 1745 Yoritaka. Total used until the Meiji Restoration of 1868 eleven generations of Matsudaira garden as a secondary residence ( shimo - yashiki ). After 1868, the Matsudaira were collected from Takamatsu in the new nobility ( kazoku ). Count Matsudaira Yorinaga (1874-1944) is honored with a monument in the park.

1871, the Takamatsu -han was dissolved, the park was first in possession of the new government and was then opened to the public on 16 March 1875. The prefecture built exhibition building with folk art of the prefecture (讃 岐 民 芸 馆, Sanuki Mingeikan ) and a building for the promotion of economy and trade (商 工 奨 励 馆, Shoko Shōreikan ). Both buildings are located in the northern part of the park.

The Park

The park extends in a north-south extent of lying to the west mountain Shiun (紫云山, -zan ), the (借 景, shakkei ) is used as a " borrowed landscape". The park is divided into a northern and a south park, the pass but no visible boundary in each other. With a " Northern ", " West ", " South Lake ", " duck pond ", " kansui Pond" [NB 2], " Lotus waters " ( here with the old name for Lotus, Fuyo named ) and other small ponds, the park on an unusually large number of water bodies. They are all connected to each other and be driven in part by boat. The waters are crossed by a correspondingly large number of bridges, including the " half-moon " or " arch bridge " ( ENGETSU - kyō ).

Attractions

The northern part has, in addition to the buildings mentioned above, among others following points of interest on:

  • Tsuru - kame - matsu (鹤 亀 松): 100 Pine branches in tortoise shape give the shape of a crane,
  • Kamobiki hori: ditch to catch ducks at the duck pond.

The older southern part has, inter alia, following buildings and landmarks on:

  • Higurashi - file: an old pavilion from the Edo period and a new of the same name from 1898,
  • Kōbusha: terrain for military exercises ( archery )
  • Hōbiu: hill with a " phoenix - tails " = Sotetsu ( cycas revoluta )
  • Kikugetsu -tei: tea pavilion from the early days of the park [NB 3],
  • Hako- matsu, byobu - matsu: Black pines whose branches were brought by cut into geometric shapes,
  • Shōfuda: a loose stones occupied Hill, probably the oldest part of the park,
  • Fukiage: the large spring pool, the water supply for the park,
  • Hiraihō, Fuyōhō: two hills on the eastern edge of the southern parks.

The year and its flowers

Characteristics

  • Carrier: Kagawa Prefecture
  • Opening: March 16, 1875
  • Area: 748 749 m²
  • Plants: a few thousand trees and shrubs
  • Systems: numerous teahouses and pavilions, exhibition buildings, restaurants
  • Access: Chargeable

Comments

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  • Leaflets of the garden Japanese, English, German
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