In the 1600s, Matsuo Bashō, a renowned haiku poet of the Edo period, lived in a hut overlooking this property for four years.[1] In the Meiji period the estate owner and well-known statesman Prince Aritomo Yamagata built his mansion here and named it "Chinzan-so" or "House of Camellia" after the numerous camellia flowers that blossomed here; he made use of the undulating topography of the mansion grounds to its best advantage. The Prince hosted many important political meetings here. Records say that the Emperor Meiji held a number of important conferences with his high-ranking dignitaries at the "House of Camellia".
Historical Artifactsedit
When the property passed on to Baron Heitaro Fujita, he decorated the grounds with historical monuments from all over Japan, especially Kyoto and Toba. A thousand-year-old pagoda was transferred here from the Hiroshima mountains. This three-story pagoda was built by the Chikurin-ji temple monks without using a single nail. The Shiratama Inari Shrine in the center of the garden was removed from the grounds of Shimogamo in Kyoto in 1924. Other cultural treasures scattered throughout the site include carved Taoist and Buddhist images and over thirty stone lanterns. A large pond, waterfall, and natural spring are also part of the garden, as is a 500-year-old sacred tree that measures 4.5 m around its base.
chinzan, garden, 椿山荘, japanese, garden, located, bunkyō, tokyo, founded, 1877, garden, rich, historic, remains, artifacts, garden, part, hotel, chinzanso, tokyo, property, accessed, walking, from, edogawabashi, station, 椿山荘waterfall, gardentypejapanese, garden. Chinzan sō Garden 椿山荘 is a Japanese garden located in Bunkyō Tokyo Founded in 1877 the garden is rich in historic remains and artifacts The garden is part of the Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo property and can be accessed by walking from Edogawabashi Station Chinzan sō Garden椿山荘Waterfall in the gardenTypeJapanese gardenLocationBunkyō Tokyo JapanCoordinates35 42 44 N 139 43 32 E 35 712361 N 139 725417 E 35 712361 139 725417Created1877 Contents 1 History 2 Historical Artifacts 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn the 1600s Matsuo Bashō a renowned haiku poet of the Edo period lived in a hut overlooking this property for four years 1 In the Meiji period the estate owner and well known statesman Prince Aritomo Yamagata built his mansion here and named it Chinzan so or House of Camellia after the numerous camellia flowers that blossomed here he made use of the undulating topography of the mansion grounds to its best advantage The Prince hosted many important political meetings here Records say that the Emperor Meiji held a number of important conferences with his high ranking dignitaries at the House of Camellia Historical Artifacts editWhen the property passed on to Baron Heitaro Fujita he decorated the grounds with historical monuments from all over Japan especially Kyoto and Toba A thousand year old pagoda was transferred here from the Hiroshima mountains This three story pagoda was built by the Chikurin ji temple monks without using a single nail The Shiratama Inari Shrine in the center of the garden was removed from the grounds of Shimogamo in Kyoto in 1924 Other cultural treasures scattered throughout the site include carved Taoist and Buddhist images and over thirty stone lanterns A large pond waterfall and natural spring are also part of the garden as is a 500 year old sacred tree that measures 4 5 m around its base Gallery edit nbsp A stone lantern nbsp A watermill nbsp A bridge nbsp Hotaru sawa stream nbsp Pagoda at nightReferences edit A natural forest in Mejiro Archived from the original on 24 April 2014 Retrieved 23 April 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chinzan sō nbsp Japan portalBunkyo City Information Chinzan so on Tokyo Tokyo com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chinzan sō Garden amp oldid 1151041687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
