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Suizen-ji Jōju-en

Suizen-ji Jōju-en
水前寺成趣園
Suizen-ji Jōju-en
Type	Japanese garden
Location	Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	32°47′28″N 130°44′05″E / 32.791092°N 130.734594°E / 32.791092; 130.734594
Created	1636

Suizen-ji Jōju-en (水前寺成趣園) is a tsukiyama^{[note 1]} Japanese garden located within Suizen-ji Park (水前寺公園, Suizen-ji Kōen)inKumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The main tsukiyama is a representation of Mount Fuji. Lord Hosokawa Tadatoshi began construction of the garden in 1636 as a tea retreat. The park was named after a no-longer-extant Buddhist temple called Suizen-ji, and now hosts the Izumi Shrine, where members of the Hosokawa family are enshrined, and a Nōgaku-dō, a Noh theater. Lord Hosokawa selected this site because of its spring-fed pond, the clean water of which was excellent for tea.^[1] The thatched Kokin-Denju-no-Ma teahouse was originally in Kyoto's Imperial Palace, but was moved here in 1912.

The garden has been declared by the national government a historic site of scenic beauty.

Suizenji Kōen features miniature landscapes, a temple, and small lakes containing large koi. It is a short tram ride from the city. Nearby, there are souvenir and snack shops.^{[citation needed]}

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  The pond
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  The pond
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  The Kokin-Denju-no-Ma teahouse
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  Replica of Mount Fuji
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  An arched bridge
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  Replica of Mount Fuji
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  Izumi Shrine
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  A large carp in the park
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  Statue of Hosokawa Tadatoshi
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  Japanese pine on a miniature island
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  in Spring time

• History of Kumamoto Prefecture

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Suizen-ji_Jōju-en.

• Explore Japan, Suizenji Garden accessed on August 31, 2009
• Mansfield, Stephen (2011). Japan's Master Gardens - Lessons in Space and Environment (Hardback). Tokyo, Rutland, Singapore: Tuttle. ISBN 978-4-8053-1128-8.

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