Kenrouken Garden

This garden was built by the Maeda family. It's considered one of the three grea gardens of Japan. Some of the highlights, several ponds, the oldest fountain in Japan, and a famous two legged lantern. And of course, acres of cultivated trees, flowers, paths, and bridges. Also, the Sakura are still in bloom.
The garden was developed over centuries starting in 1620, and given its name in the 1800s as it embodied the six attributes of an ideal landscape: spaciousness, seclusion, artifice, antiquity, water, and panoramic views. Czytaj więcej