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South of Tokyo, in Yokohama,
Sankeien Garden is a beautiful
Japanese style garden covering
over 175,000 square meters.

The garden gets its name from the
affluent silk merchant Tomitaro Hara,
who used the name “Sankei” as
his pen name.
Known for his love of art, Mr. Hara
had the garden built and landscaped
and in 1906 he opened the garden
to the public.

Built in 1649 by Yorinobu Tokugawa
for his secondary residence,
Rinshunkaku is Japan’s last remaining
structure of the Shoinzukuri style.

Wall panels and sliding doors in
Rinshunkaku feature the work of
three famous Japanese artists,
Tanyu Kano, Yasunobu Kano, and
Tsunenobu Kano.

Rinshunkaku was originally built
in Wakayama Prefecture.
In 1917 it was moved to
Sankeien Garden and rebuilt.

The Tenzuiji Jutou Oido was built
by Hideyoshi Toyotomi in 1592.
Along with the Tenzuiji Temple,
it occupied the courtyard at
Daitokuji Temple in Kyoto.
It was moved to Sankeien Garden
in 1902.

The Gekkaden originally occupied the
compound of Fushimi Castle in Kyoto
and was used as a guesthouse.
It was built by Ieyasu Tokugawa in 1603
and was moved to Sankeien Garden
in 1918.

Kinmoukutsu tea house was
built by Mr. Hara in 1918.

Tenjuin was originally built
in Kamakura in 1651.
It was moved to Sankeien Garden
in 1916.

Choushukaku was built by the third
Tokugawa shogun, Iemitsu in 1623.
Originally, it was part of the compound
at Nijo Castle in Kyoto and in 1922 it
was moved to Sankeien Garden.

The Shunsouro tea house was
originally built in Kyoto by Urakusai Oda,
who lived from 1547 to 1621.
The tea house was moved to
Sankeien Garden in 1918.

The Rengein tea house was
built by Mr. Hara in 1917.

This three story pagoda was built
under the reign of the Emperor Shomu
in 735 at Toumyouji Temple in Kyoto.
It was moved to Sankeien Garden in 1914
and is the oldest pagoda in the Kanto area.

From the time the garden opened
to the public until World War II,
free tea was served to anyone
who visited Hatsune Jaya.

Yokobuean tea house once contained a
statue of Yokobue, who was the tragic
heroine of a famous Japanese love story.
Therefore the tea house was named
after her.

Yanohara House was originally built in
Gifu Prefecture around 1750 and features
a roof made in the Gasshozukuri style.
It was moved to Sankeien Garden in 1960.

Built during the late Muromachi period
which lasted from 1338 to 1573,
Kyu Toukeiji Butsuden was moved from
Kamakura to Sankeien Garden in 1907.