Suizen-ji Jōju-en
Suizen-ji Jōju-en (水前寺成趣園) is a tsukiyama Japanese garden located within Suizen-ji Park (水前寺公園, Suizen-ji Kōen) in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The main tsukiyama is a representation of Mount Fuji. Lord Hosokawa Tadatoshi began construction of the garden in 1636 as a tea retreat. The park was named after a no-longer-extant Buddhist temple called Suizen-ji, and now hosts the Izumi Shrine, where members of the Hosokawa family are enshrined, and a Nōgaku-dō, a Noh theater. Lord Hosokawa selected this site because of its spring-fed pond, the clean water of which was excellent for tea. The thatched Kokin-Denju-no-Ma teahouse was originally in Kyoto's Imperial Palace, but was moved here in 1912.
| Suizen-ji Jōju-en | |
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| 水前寺成趣園 | |
Suizen-ji Jōju-en
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| Type | Japanese garden |
| Location | Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 32°47′28″N 130°44′05″E |
| Created | 1636 |
The garden has been declared by the national government a historic site of scenic beauty.