Yūbikan

Yūbikan, destroyed in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake

Yūbikan (有備館) was a han school for the Date clan during the Edo period. It was relocated to Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture in 1692.[1] Its gardens of 1715 employ the backdrop of the ruins of Iwadeyama Castle for borrowing of scenery ("shakkei").[1][2] They are a nationally designated Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty.[3] The Yūbikan was destroyed and its gardens badly damaged in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Iwadeyama Area - Former Yubikan and garden". Ōsaki City. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Yūbikan - Gardens". Miyagi Prefecture. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "旧有備館および庭園". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Miyagi Prefecture - Monuments". Ōsaki City. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

Coordinates: 38°39′27″N 140°51′49″E / 38.65750°N 140.86361°E / 38.65750; 140.86361

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