Fukiage Imperial Garden

This garden is located southwest of the Imperial Palace. Its area is said to be 300,000 to 400,000 square meters. A river runs through the garden, and the forest is lush, leaving a trace of Musashino. It is located behind the Nishinomaru of Edo Castle, and was expanded and improved during the reign of the fifth shogun, Tsunayoshi. The sixth shogun, Ienobu, appointed the Fukiage Magistrate in 1710 (7th year of the Hoei era) to manage the garden. The eighth shogun, Yoshimune, established a botanical garden and other facilities, transforming the garden, which had previously been intended for sightseeing, into a more practical one. When the capital was moved to Tokyo in 1869 (2nd year of the Meiji era), the Nishinomaru became the Imperial Palace, and it became the Imperial Garden. Teahouses such as Soukin-tei and Kanko-tei were built there, and Emperor Meiji often held banquets there. In 1961 (36th year of the Showa era), the Fukiage Palace, the Emperor's private residence, was built within the Imperial Garden, and it is now off-limits to the general public.

[Sanae Yoshida]

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皇居の南西にある庭園。面積は30～40万平方メートルといわれる。苑内を川が流れ、林が茂り、武蔵野(むさしの)のおもかげを残している。江戸城西の丸の背後にあり、5代将軍綱吉(つなよし)の時代に拡張整備され、6代家宣(いえのぶ)は1710年（宝永7）に吹上奉行(ぶぎょう)を置いて、庭園を管理させた。8代吉宗(よしむね)は薬園などを設け、それまでの遊覧を目的とした庭園を実用的なものに改めた。1869年（明治2）東京遷都で西の丸が皇居とされると、そのまま御苑となり、霜錦(そうきん)亭、寒香(かんこう)亭などのお茶屋がつくられ、明治天皇はよく宴を催した。1961年（昭和36）天皇の私邸である吹上御所が御苑内につくられ、一般人の立入りは禁止されている。

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