Suizen-ji Jōju-en

Chūō-ku, Japan · built 1636

Suizen-ji Jōju-en is a tsukiyama Japanese garden located within Suizen-ji Park (Suizen-ji Kōen) in the eastern part of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It was built during the Edo period by the Hosokawa clan, the daimyō of Kumamoto Domain. It is commonly known as "Suizenji Park". Its area is approximately 73,000 square meters. The garden features an artificial hill which is said to be modeled after Mount Fuji. The gardens were designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty and a National Historic Site in 1929.

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