This garden was built by Ito Sukezaemon, doctor and head of the Ito Family who were the village headmen over multiple generations. The garden was designed based on a garden picture book that became popular during the Kyoho Era of the Edo Period. Since it well preserves the original state, it is an important piece not only for its esthetic value but also as historical material concerning gardens.
cultural property : historic sites and places of scenic beauty as natural monuments
type : places of scenic beauty
29−2 Seto, Minamiechizen-cho, Nanjo- gun, Fukui-ken 919-0113
Home page : www.town.minamiechizen.lg.jp/kurasi/103/128/p001179.html
This garden was designed based on a garden design book “Tsukiyama-niwatsukuri-den,” which was compiled and became popular from the mid- to late Edo Period. It was built by Ito Sukezaemon, doctor and the 10th head of the Ito Family who were the village headmen over multiple generations.
The garden features the principal stone on the front Tsukiyama (artificial hill), a lotus stone in the front, a mountain slope stone to the right, and a stone of Fudo to the left. A Dejima (peninsula), Nakajima (central island), Funaishi (boat stone) and a stone bridge are placed in the garden pond at the foot of the Tsukiyama.The pond shore along the building has a worshipping stone in the middle and two deity stones on both ends. This is a Tsukiyama garden with a grove and a pond that is meant to be viewed while sitting in the building. An enormous Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) grows at the east side of the garden, and maples, rhododendrons, and sasanquas are planted throughout.
The garden is believed to have preserved the original state, and visitors can see the authentic design of a traditional Japanese garden as it faithfully followed the instructions of the garden design book at the time.