Sengan-en, Daimyo garden in Yoshino, Japan.
The garden spans across 50,000 square meters and incorporates Sakurajima volcano and Kinko Bay into its design as borrowed scenery elements.
Constructed in 1658 by Mitsuhisa Shimazu, the 19th head of the Shimazu clan, this garden served as a secondary residence for the family's administration.
The garden represents traditional Japanese landscape techniques by using the neighboring Sakurajima volcano as an artificial mountain and Kinko Bay as a symbolic pond.
Visitors can access the garden through the Kagoshima City View bus service, which takes 50 minutes from Kagoshima Central Station, with parking facilities available.
The garden includes the Shoko Shuseikan Museum, documenting 800 years of Shimazu family history and Japan's industrial revolution through preserved artifacts.
Location: Yoshino
Inception: 1658
Founders: Shimazu Mitsuhisa
Address: 鹿児島県鹿児島市吉野町9700-1
Website: https://senganen.jp
GPS coordinates: 31.61722,130.57694
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:54
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