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JAPAN
Short but sweet touching trip
Kenrokuen Garden
Kanazawa
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Kenrokuen Garden is a beautiful Japanese garden
with an area of 11.4 hectares located on the
heights of the central part of Kanazawa and next
to Kanazawa Castle. The Maeda family, who ruled
the Kaga Clan (the present Ishikawa and Toyama
areas) in feudal times, maintained the garden
from generation to generation. From its scale and
beauty, it is regarded as one of the most
beautiful feudal lords' gardens in Japan
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Camellia Japonica
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Kanazawa has prospered for some 300 years, ever
since feudal lord Maeda Toshiie built a castle
here in the late 16th century. The citys wealth
allowed the arts to flourish a thriving geisha
district was established, along with one of
Japans most beautiful gardens, Kenroku-en
Garden. Established in 1676, the garden was
shaped over a period of more than 100 years. It
is distinguished by its many ponds, connected by
winding streams, as well as its trees
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The largest pond in the garden, Kasumigaike is
5.8 square kilometers around and 1.5 meters at
its deepest point. When snow falls in winter, the
surface of pond is sometimes covered with frozen
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Niji-bashi (Rainbow bridge)
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Uchihashitei, (literally "inside bridge) tea
house
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The big pond called "Kasumigaike" was compared to
an open sea, and an island, on which an ageless
hermit with miraculous power was believed to
live, was constructed in the pond in hope of the
long life and eternal prosperity of the lord
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Kotoji Lantern - is a stone lantern designed in
the image of the Japanese koto (harp) by the
pond, which becomes the symbol of Kenrokuen Garden
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Yukitsuri (literally means snow hanging), is
performed for approximately one month from
November 1 every year. This is a method of
protecting the branches of the pine trees in the
garden with ropes attached in a conical array to
the trees in order to prevent the branches from
breaking.
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Kenrokuen, which means "having six factors", was
given the name because of the six attributes that
bring out the perfect landscape of the garden
spaciousness, tranquility, artifice, antiquity,
water courses, and magnificent view from the
garden
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Karasakimatsu Japanese Black Pines
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Karasakimatsu Japanese Black Pines
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Gankobashi, Flying Wild Geese Bridge
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Gankobashi, Flying Wild Geese Bridge, so named
because the stones are laid out like the
formation of a flock of geese. Each of the
eleven stones are cut into pentagons or hexagons,
earning it the nickname Kikko-Bashi (tortoise
shell bridge), with the tortoise symbolizing
longevity. Its said that those who cross the
bridge are guaranteed a long life
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Statue of prince Yamato Takeru (Japanese
Mythological hero) erected 1880
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Neagarimatsu Black Pine
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Neagari-Matsu Pine Tree Approximately forty pine
roots rise two meters above ground. Legend says
that this pine was designed by the 13th Lord
Maeda. After growing the tree on a pile a soil,
he later removed it to reveal the roots. The
green moss around the tree is beautiful in the
summer.
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Neagarimatsu Black Pine
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Neagarimatsu Black Pine
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Text Internet Pictures Sanda Foisoreanu
Gabriela Balaban
Internet All  copyrights  belong to their
 respective owners Presentation Sanda
Foisoreanu
2016
Sound Toshinori Yonekura - Love love
love
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1. Kotoji Toro Lantern 2. Kasumigaike Pond
3. Karasakimatsu Japanese Black Pines
4. Gankobashi Stone Bridge 5. Kenrokuen
Kikuzakura Cherry Tree 6. Neagarimatsu Black
Pine 7. Meiji Kinen-no-hyo Monument
8. Hanamibashi Bridge 9. Seisonkaku Villa
10. Stone Tablet with Basho Matsuos Haiku
11. Yamazakiyama Miniature Hill 12. Kanazawa
Jinja shrine 13. Kinjo Reitaku well 14. Ume
(Japanese apricot) Glove 15. Funano-ochin
Arbor 16. Uchihashitei Tea House
17. Sazaeyama Hill 18. Japans Oldest Fountain
19. Yugaotei Teahouse 20. Shiguretei Teahouse
21. Hisagoike Pond 22. Edomachidori Street