Maruyama Park Japanese Garden

Maruyama-cho Higashiyama-ku Kyoto

The spring drooping cherry tree is well known.
Maruyama Park is a Japanese-style garden with a pond in the center.
There are historic spots around here, such as Yasaka-jinja Shrine, Chion-in Temple and Kodai-ji Temple.

The Japanese garden in this park was remodeled in the Taisho period by OGAWA Jihei .

I visited in the evening on May 15, 2009.

A mountain range of Higashiyama was very near, and the fresh green of the mountain
was bright and shining in the setting sun against the background of the clear blue sky.

It was my impression of the garden that a gourd pond was added
to the elements of Murinan garden such as a waterfall and the flow.

I felt easiness and a friendly feeling in this garden.

Scenery of the north side seen from the bridge of the pond

Scenery of the south side seen from the bridge of the pond

I came across a waterfall when I went up the narrow path to the east.

A flow continues from this waterfall to the gourd pond.
There are three or four small bridges on the way.

Stones are casually placed among the flow of the brook,
and there are many maple trees, so we would enjoy the colored leaves in autumn.

This flow follows the gourd pond.

It is a citizen's garden comprised of a waterfall and the murmuring
and a pond and walking path and planting.

The garden of the murmur of the stream where a flavor of "Yarimizu" in old days is left
is a space of the watersides where children can play.

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