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Overview
It takes the mountain behind it into the garden; its pines have been shaped by hand, tree by tree, for three centuries.
About this place
Ritsurin Garden (栗林公園, Ritsurin Kōen) is a large, historic garden in Takamatsu, Japan. It was completed in 1745 as a private strolling garden and villa for the local feudal lords, and opened to the public in 1875. Ritsurin is one of the largest strolling gardens in Japan, and a major tourist attraction for Kagawa Prefecture. Ritsurin Garden lies in a former river bed on the east side of Mt. Shiun. Numerous ponds and small artificial hills dot the garden. The southern portion is in traditional Japanese style, with historic teahouses and numerous shaped pine trees. After becoming a public garden in 1875, the north portion underwent Western-style redesigns, and a large museum (currently the multipurpose Commerce and Industry Promotion Hall) and folk craft galleries were built in the center of the garden. For a time, the garden even housed a zoo and swimming pool, since closed and removed.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1745 Highlights / collection：Special Place of Scenic Beauty, six ponds and thirteen artificial hills, Borrowed scenery of Mount Shiun, 1,000 carefully tended pine trees Genre：Architecture, Outdoor art and land art
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