Landscape of Japan
Kiyosumi Gardens
This park is a typical "Kaiyuu style" Daimyo( Japanese feudal lord) garden in the Edo period. The park is featured with a pond, artificial hills and rocks. Part of the parkland is believed to had been the house of Mr. Bunzaemon Kinokuniya, a famous merchant in the Edo period. In 1878, Mr. Yataro Iwasaki, a founder of Mitsubishi group, bought this premise and built a garden for comforting his employees and also for inviting important business guests. In 1932, Mitsubishi group contributed this garden to Tokyo City and after some repair works it was opened to the public in 1932. The park was appointed as Place of scenic beauty of Tokyo Prefecture in 1979.
Kiyosumi Gardens
This park is a typical "Kaiyuu style" Daimyo( Japanese feudal lord) garden in the Edo period. The park is featured with a pond, artificial hills and rocks. Part of the parkland is believed to had been the house of Mr. Bunzaemon Kinokuniya, a famous merchant in the Edo period. In 1878, Mr. Yataro Iwasaki, a founder of Mitsubishi group, bought this premise and built a garden for comforting his employees and also for inviting important business guests. In 1932, Mitsubishi group contributed this garden to Tokyo City and after some repair works it was opened to the public in 1932. The park was appointed as Place of scenic beauty of Tokyo Prefecture in 1979.