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Genkyu-en is a Japanese garden next to Hikone Castle. It was built as a castle garden in 1677 by Ii Naooki, the fourth lord of Hikone Castle. Hakkei-tei Summer House Map
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Scale model of Genkyuen Garden next to Hikone Castle at the top of the picture. Garden has a large pond.
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East entrance to Genkyuen Garden. Small admission charged or you can buy a combination ticket with the castle admission.
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Built as a castle garden in 1677 by Ii Naooki, the fourth lord of Hikone Castle. The garden has representations of the Eight Views of Omi, Chikubushima island, and the Shiraishi rocks in Lake Biwa.
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Hikone Castle overlooks the Hakkeitei teahouses Genkyuen Garden. Hakkeitei was built at around the same time as the garden.
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Genkyuen Garden's tea houses named Hakkei-tei.
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Vintage postcard of Genkyuen Garden. Little has changed except that boats no longer ply on the pond.
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Genkyuen Garden was designed to be enjoyed along a circular walking path.
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The garden served as the location of one scene in the TV mini-series "Shogun."
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Island in the pond.
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Genkyuen has miniature versions of Omi Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi). This is one of them, modeled after the Seta Karahashi Bridge in Otsu.
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Always scenic to see Hikone Castle overlooking Genkyuen Garden.
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Moat has lotus.
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Boat landing.
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Tea house on Hosho-dai hill. This was used by the daimyo to entertain guests with good views of the garden. 鳳翔台
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Inside Hosho-dai tea house. They actually serve tea for a fee. 鳳翔台
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Hosho-dai 鳳翔台
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Hakkei-tei
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Hikone Castle
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Entrance to Keyaki Goten Palace or Rakuraku-en. Completed in 1679 by the fourth castle lord Ii Naooki as a familiy residence. It took two years to build. It was highly admired for its beauty. 槻御殿
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About Rakurakuen Palace.
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Inside the entrance of Rakurakuen.
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Main building of Rakurakuen.
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Rakurakuen or Keyali Goten palace has a few other buildings like the Jishin-no-Ma.
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In spring, white herons nest in the high trees of Genkyuen Garden.
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A heron bringing back a branch to make a nest at Genkyuen Garden in Hikone, Shiga.
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Nesting herons can be quite noisy in spring.
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Tea house garden in Hikone, Shiga. This cozy Japanese garden has tea houses. It is directly behind Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture. Hikone Castle was the home of Naosuke Ii, the high official who met Commodore Perry.Today, this garden still looks pretty much the same. It was even used for a garden scene in the TV mini-series "Shogun." See photos here.
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