The Three Great Gardens of Japan Posted by Ginny on Nov 13, 2010 in Uncategorized
The Sanmeien (三名園,) are three of Japan’s famous gardens. Let’s take a look at these three gardens.
Kenrokuen (兼六園) means “six attribute garden”. Some of the attributes that make this garden special are : spaciousness, seclusion, serenity and scenic subtleness.
Kōrakuen (後楽園) means “garden of after -pleasure”. The daimyo Ikeda Tsunamasa (池田綱政) used the garden as a place to entertain important guests.
Kairakuen (偕楽園) means “garden to be enjoyed together”. The most beautiful season to visit the garden is when the cherry blossoms bloom.
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Comments:
Mac:
I highly recommend kenrokuen. It is a great park and probably the only thing worth seeing in Okayama. It’s great for a nice stroll.
When I first came to Japan I spent a week in Okayama and I visited the park a lot. Great videos of all three though!
Red Flava:
Some lovely gardens here. I’ve always wanted to see Sakura in Japan.
Thanks for posting this, it’s not easy for me to find these videos. 🙂