Sōraku-en

Sōraku-en
相楽園
Location 5-3-1, Nakayamate-dōri, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates 34°41′33″N 135°10′54″E / 34.69250°N 135.18167°E / 34.69250; 135.18167Coordinates: 34°41′33″N 135°10′54″E / 34.69250°N 135.18167°E / 34.69250; 135.18167
Opened 1941
Owned by Kobe City
Website Homepage (jp)

The gardens of Sōraku-en (相楽園) are located in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan. Formerly attached to the Taishō-era residence of Kodera Yasujirō, ownership passed to the city of Kobe in 1941, since when they have been open to the public.[1] Most of the former residence was destroyed in the Pacific War; the stables of 1907 survived and have been designated an Important Cultural Property.[1][2] Also within the gardens are the Former Hassam Residence, built by the English architect Alexander Nelson Hansell in 1902 and relocated to its current site in 1963 (ICP);[1][3] an Edo-period building shaped like a boathouse, dating from 1682-1704 (ICP);[4] a tea house;[1] and a stroll garden.[1] In 2006 Sōraku-en was registered as a Place of Scenic Beauty.[5] The gardens take their name from a passage of the I Ching.[1]

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