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Encyclopedia > Korakuen Garden

Korakuen Garden (Kanji 後楽園庭園, pronounced korakuen teien), located in the Okayama Prefecture, is one of three the most beautiful Japanese gardens (園芸). Alongside with Kenroku-en and Kairaku-en it is considered one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan. Japanese writing Kanji 漢字 Kana 仮名 Hiragana 平仮名 Katakana 片仮名 Uses Furigana 振り仮名 Okurigana 送り仮名 Rōmaji ローマ字 Category Kanji ( â–¶(?), literally Han characters) is the name of Chinese characters in the Japanese language. ... Okayama Prefecture (岡山県; Okayama-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Stone lantern amid plants. ... Kenroku-en covered by snow Kenrokuen (兼六園, Six Attributes Garden), located in Kanazawa, Japan, is an old private garden developed from the 1620s to 1840s by the family of Maeda, the rulers of the former province of Kaga. ... Kairaku-en (Kanji 偕楽園) is a Japanese garden, located in Mito. ... Three Views of Japan (Nihon sankei) 1. ...


Korakuen was built in 1700 by Ikeda Tsunamasa, who was lord of Okayama. The garden's form almost had turned into the modern form in 1863. Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... Okayama (岡山市; -shi) is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chugoku region of Japan. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...


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