This is a residential garden of Mr. Tabuchi, who built a fortune mainly from the salt-making industry. The residence is located at the foot of Mt. Misaki in Ako Misaki, and the garden is on a hillside that continues behind the residence. The garden has Meien-ro in its upper section, Shun’insai in the middle, and a study and pond at the bottom.
cultural property : historic sites and places of scenic beauty as natural monuments
type : places of scenic beauty
329-1 Misaki, Akō-shi, Hyōgo-ken 678-0215
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This is a residential garden of Mr. Tabuchi, who built a fortune mainly from a salt making industry. The residence is located at the foot of Mt. Misaki in Ako Misaki, and the garden is on the hillside that continues behind the residence.
The entry area from the front gate to the entrance of the main house is a Tuboniwa-style garden installed along stepping stones, and has a pond made by excavating the area behind the Shoin. Many Sago palms (Cycas revoluta) and sporadically planted Tsuwabuki (Farfugium japonicum) underneath them stand out among trees in the garden. They indicated that the garden is in a warm area. The opposite side of the pond is a slope, where a waterfall stone arrangement of about 4m is placed. To the right of the waterfall is a stone bridge, and visitors can reach the top of the slope by crossing the bridge. Two-story Mei’en-ro appears to the right around the section where the slope becomes gentle. Wooden fence facing Mei’en-ro has Nakakuguri (a low gate between an outer tea garden and an inner tea garden), and visitors can reach a tea room, Shun’insai and its inner tea garden.