Korakuen

Japanese: 後楽園 - こうらくえん

This garden is located in Okayama City, in the southern part of Okayama Prefecture. It is a representative example of a feudal lord's garden, constructed by Ikeda Tsunamasa, the lord of the Okayama Domain, with his vassal Tsuda Nagatada as the construction commissioner. It was completed in 1700. It was originally called Chaya Yashiki and Ushirozono, and in 1871 it was given its present name. It is a magnificent stroll-style garden with a pond (→ stroll-style garden) with the left bank of the Asahi River, Okayama Castle, Misaoyama, and Keshigoyama in the background, and covers an area of 133,000 ^m2 . Notably, one-fifth of the garden is made of wild grass, which can be said to be the first attempt of its kind in Japan. It is considered one of Japan's Three Great Gardens, along with Kairakuen in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and Kenrokuen in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. It is a nationally designated Special Place of Scenic Beauty.

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Japanese:

岡山県南部，岡山市にある庭園。岡山藩の藩主池田綱政が家臣津田永忠を工事奉行として築造した大名庭園の代表例。元禄13（1700）年完成。初め茶屋屋敷，後園と称し明治4（1871）年に今日の名となった。旭川の左岸，岡山城，操山，芥子山（けしごやま）を背景とする壮大な池泉回遊式庭園（→回遊式庭園）で，面積 13万3000m²。特に全園の 5分の1の面積を野芝による芝生にしており，これは日本で最初の試みといえる。茨城県水戸市の偕楽園，石川県金沢市の兼六園とともに，日本三名園の一つとされる。国指定特別名勝。

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