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is a traditional Japanese stroll garden located in Fukagawa, Tokyo. It was constructed along classic principles in 1878-85, during the Meiji Period, by the shipping financier and industrialist Iwasaki Yatarō.〔(Kiyosumi Garden ); (GardenVisit.com: "Kiyosumi-tien Garden" ).〕 By subtle hints in path construction and placement the visitor is led on a walk around the lake. Water-worn boulders were brought in from all over Japan, to give the garden its character; hills and dry waterfalls were constructed with them and two sequences of them form stepping-stones (''isowatari'') across small inlets of the lake, which almost completely fills the garden, allowing a pathway of many picturesque episodes around its perimeter. In fact only a narrow band of perimeter planting screens the garden from the structures along Kiyosumi Dori.〔Google maps.〕 There are three big islands and a teahouse on the pond. The garden covers an area of about 81,000 square metres. ==History== According to one theory, this garden was the part of the residence of the famous Edo Period business magnate, Kinokuniya Bunzaemon. In the Kyōhō period (1716-1736), it became the location of the Edo residence of the feudal lord Kuze Yamatonokami, of Sekiyamo, who built his mansion here in 1721〔(Kiyosumi Garden ); on-site signage.〕 and this is the period when the basic form of the garden came into existence. In the Meiji Era, Iwasaki Yatarō, the founder of Mitsubishi, acquired the land. In 1878, he ordered the garden rebuilt to use it for the enjoyment of his employees and entertainment of important guests. Hills and waterless waterfalls were constructed and 55 huge rocks from all over Japan were brought in. In 1880 the garden was opened. In later years, the waters of the Sumida-gawa were brought into the grounds to enlarge the pond. The garden provided refuge for many citizens from the fires that followed the great earthquake of 1923.〔GardenVisit.com.〕 In 1932, Mitsubishi group contributed this garden to Tokyo City and after some repair works it was opened to the public in 1932. On March 31, 1979 this garden was designated as Tokyo Metropolitan Place of Scenic Beauty. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kiyosumi Garden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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