Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Other Regions > Kōraku-en Kōraku-en（後楽園） The Kōraku-en gardens are a large strolling garden with a meandering stream and belong to the Three Great Gardens in Japan. They have been built in 1700 (Edo period) by the lord of the Okayama area, Ikeda...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Other Regions > Shūraku-en Shūraku-en（衆楽園） Shūraku-en is a park in Tsuyama city in the prefecture Okayama. The garden was built after the model of the Kyoto Sento Imperial Palace for the daimyo Mori Nagatsugu. The garden designer was a disciple of Kobori...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Other Regions > Raikyū-ji Raikyū-ji（頼久寺） Raikyū-ji is an old temple of the Rinzai school of Buddhism. It is unclear when it was founded, but Ashikaga Takauji, the first shogun of the Muromachi period (1337 to 1573) has rebuilt the temple in 1339....Continue Reading
