Shukkei-en
Shukkei-en
- Address
- 2-11 Kami-nobori-chō
- Price
- admission ¥250, combined ticket with museum ¥600
- Hours
- 9am-6pm Apr-Sep, to 5pm Oct-Mar
Lonely Planet review for Shukkei-en
Modelled after Xi Hu (West Lake) in Hangzhou, China, Shukkei-en was built in 1620 for daimyō (domain lord) Asano Nagaakira. The garden's name means 'contracted view', and it attempts to re-create grand vistas in miniature. The garden was totally destroyed by the bomb, though many of the trees and plants survived to blossom again the following year, and the park and its buildings have long since been restored to their original splendour.
