KORAKU-EN GARDEN
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This beautiful garden is about 20 minutes walk from the station to the east. The park is composed of plum and cherry trees, pine and bamboo trees, tea plantations, artificial hills and ponds, waterfalls and also rocks. The design of the garden is one of great subtlety, as it allows the natural and the artificial to be blended, and sometimes even confused. Kōraku-en was imagined in 1687 by Nagatada Tsuda, vassal of the daimyô Tsunamasa Ikeda, feudal lord of Okayama in the Edo period. Facing the castle, built on a sandbank near the Asahi River, it was originally intended for the reception of distinguished guests and was not really opened to the public until two centuries later, in 1884, when it was ceded to the city. Kōraku-en has retained its authentic and traditional character. It is very uncluttered, compared to its direct competitors, Kenroku-en in Kanazawa and Kairaku-en in Mito. It is also covered with lawn. Another notable difference is that the garden can be admired in its entirety from almost anywhere you are. If you're lucky, you may even see cranes, majestically strolling through the garden or spreading their wings to fly away. For a little gourmet break inside the park, don't hesitate to go to the tea house just on the right after the entrance. It is served in a nice little tatami room with a view on the garden. This is the most important place to visit in the city.
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Pleins d'arbres fruitiés.
Belles promenade.