The garden was made by coal magnate, Ito Den’emon of Chikuho in the northern Kyushu, for his main residence. It consists of three sections: The entry to the entrance of the residence, two small courtyards between buildings including the main house, and a spacious garden with a pond encompassing the northern half of the land.

cultural property : historic sites and places of scenic beauty as natural monuments　
type : places of scenic beauty

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The garden was made by a coal magnate, Ito Den’emon of Chikuho in the northern Kyushu, for his main residence. While operating coal mines, Den’emon also completed two terms as a member of the Lower House of the Diet, where he worked to improve legal systems related to the mining industry and advanced the improvement works for the Onga River, where floods were recurring. Den’emon’s main residence, built on slightly higher ground close to the left levee in the midstream of the Onga River, added buildings as his coal mining business grew. In the early Taisho Era, the garden, with ponds on the north side of the main residence, was almost finished. By the early Showa Era, the buildings and gardens that remain today were mostly completed.
The garden largely consists of three areas: The entry section in front of the entrance of the residence where unique landscape design can be seen, two small courtyards made between the buildings, and a spacious garden with ponds built on the northern side of the land. The two ponds in the garden are equipped with fountain facilities made of granite (east) and tuff (west). All the streams of the garden have cement mortar floors, characteristics of garden design and structure that were popular in the early Showa Era.

Although the date of its creation is not known, based on a record indicating that the garden was named in 1862, it is believed that the garden was built in the mid-Edo Period. The garden is situated at the foot of a mountain with a pond at the center. There is a waterfall stone arrangement placed in the part of the pond closer to the hill. The pond also features a Nakajima (central island) and three stone bridges.

cultural property : historic sites and places of scenic beauty as natural monuments　
type : places of scenic beauty

6388 Amagi, Oaza Kawasaki-machi, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka-ken 827-0001
Tel：0947-72-7777

It is thought that the name “Gyoraku-en” was taken from a verse of a Chinese book of poetry, “Major Festal Song,” by a scholar of Chinese classics, Murakami Butsuzan, in 1862 (the Bunkyu Era of the Edo Period). Although the date of its creation is not known, based on the record indicating the garden naming, it is believed that the garden was built in the mid-Edo Period.
The garden was built at the foot of a mountain based on the Shinsen Horai philosophy. The main feature of the garden is the pond, and an island representing Horai island is placed in the pond. A waterfall stone arrangement is placed closer to the mountain, and stone bridges are installed in three places. Maples, camelias, sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans), and Sago palms (Cycas revoluta) are planted around the pond, with azaleas around these trees. Visitors can enjoy a quiet view with forests of maples, Japanese red pines (Pinus densiflora), and Japanese cedars (Cryptomeria japonica) in the background. In 2018, the garden was hit by heavy rain in western Japan. It was extensively damaged and is currently impossible to visit. Reconstruction is expected.