This is a garden with a grove and a pond at the residence of the Umeda Family, a local ruling family who were the powerful village headmen of Ikeda-go. The garden features old growth of Japanese cedars (Cryptomeria japonica), Japanese red pines (Pinus densiflora), and Japanese firs (Abies firma) with Mt. Takao and Mt. Atago as borrowed scenery, creating a serene landscape. The garden preserves the characteristic features of the late Muromachi Period, and is important for understanding the diffusion of garden culture in this region.
cultural property : historic sites and places of scenic beauty as natural monuments
type : places of scenic beauty
33-8-1 Taniguchi, Ikeda-machi, Imadate District, Fukui-ken 910-2503
Tel：0778-44-6106
Home page : https://umeda-teien.jp
This is a garden with a grove and a pond at the residence of the Umeda Family, a local ruling family who were the powerful village headmen of Ikeda-go. The garden features a curved pond in the front, and water-crossing stones and a natural stone bridge are placed in the middle of the pond. A waterway is drawn from the far right, which is then divided into two streams to form waterfalls on both sides of Nakajima (a central island). A large boulder is placed at the front left as the center of the scenery, and stones are arranged at key points around the boulder. The streams and the pond have edges protected by stone arrangements. Large stepping stones are placed between the building and the pond at wide intervals.
There is a high mountain to the right, and the far-left section of the garden has old growth of Japanese cedars (Cryptomeria japonica), Japanese red pines (Pinus densiflora), and Japanese firs (Abies firma) with Mt. Takao and Mt. Atago as borrowed scenery. Many parts of the garden are covered with moss, creating a mystic landscape. The garden preserves the characteristic features of the late Muromachi Period, and is important for understanding the diffusion of garden culture in this region.