Shōyō-en Garden
A tea house in Shōyō-en Garden
Shōyō-en Garden (逍遥園 Shōyō-en) is a Japanese garden located next to the Sanbutsudō Hall of Rinnō-ji Temple in Nikkō. It was constructed in early Edo period, but reformed in the beginning of 19th century. The garden was given its name by a Confucian scholar Issai Sato. There is a pond containing carp in the middle; stone lanterns, bridges, bamboo fences, a pagoda, and a small tea house adorn the garden.
Shōyō-en Garden was designed to look like Lake Biwa and the surrounding scenery in Shiga Prefecture known as the "Eight Views of Omi".
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A stone bridge
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A pond with carp
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A stone pagoda
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A pathway
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External links
Media related to Shōyō-en Garden at Wikimedia Commons
- Shōyō-en Garden at the Nikko Tourist Association
Coordinates: 36°45′14.60″N 139°36′01.40″E / 36.7540556°N 139.6003889°E
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