Kiyosumi Garden(Koutou Ward, Tokyo)   2002.12
 Magnificent Japanese Garden in Fukagawa, old Tokyo area. A few minutes walk from Kiyosumisirakawa Station, Ohedo subway line. The area is 39000 square meter. Admission charged.
 This garden was originally a mansion of Bunzaemon Kinokuniya, wealthy merchant, Edo period. 
 Yatarou Iwasaki, founder of Mitsubishi, improved as a guest house in 1875.
 Garden work was continued thereafter. Water was taken from Sumida River to a series of wide pond. Also stream without water landscape was added. Exquisite rocks were collected from whole country.
 Specific feature of the garden is large area of ponds and special rockworks "Isowatari"
view  from west
view from south east

 

Isowatari(rock works)

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