Genkyu Rakurakuen Garden
3 Konki-cho Hikone city Shiga Pref.
According to the commentary panel,
"In 1677, II Naooki built this garden.
Referring to "Eight scenic places of Ohmi", Shiraishi of the offing and Chikubu Island,
this garden was built in the early Edo era."
,where "Eight scenic places of Ohmi" was based on "Eight scenic places of Xiaoxiang" around Lake Dongtinghu in China.
I visited on May 15, 2009.
At first, when I crossed Ryuga Bridge (Longwoqiao), and came to the east side of the garden,
I saw a big pond Gyoyaku-sho (Yuyuezhao) spread out.
Tea ceremony room Hohshohdai perch (Feng xiang tai) on the left side, Rinchi-kaku palace (Lin chi ge),
Study Hall of Keyaki palace across the Shichiken bridge on the right side
Fengxiang perch and Linchi palace, the symbol of Genkyuen Garden
When I came up to the north side of the pond, Hikone Castle participated in the background.
Hikone Castle and Linchi palace
When I walked furthermore, I could look over the scenery of the south side
with Ryuga bridge (Longwoqiao) as a background.
The left island called Kakumei beach (He ming zhu), Ryuga bridge in the center,
Linchi palace on the right side, blue sky and green scenery
When I walked to the west and came to Rakurakuen (Keyaki palace), there was a garden of the rocks arrangement.
The garden of the rocks arrangement in front of Rakurakuen (Keyaki palace)
Finally, I enjoyed the scenery seen from the tea ceremony room Hohshohdai perch (Feng xiang tai).
The scenery seen from the tea ceremony room Hohshohdai perch
The island called Kakumei beach (He ming zhu) is seen in the center.
The castle tower of the Hikone Castle is in the opposite side.
Genkyu Rakurakuen Garden was a spacious quiet tasteful garden.