Overview
The volcano stands in for the garden's hill and the bay for its pond - borrowed scenery on the largest scale in Japan.
About this place
Sengan-en (仙巌園) is a Japanese garden attached to a former Shimazu clan residence in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Designated a Place of Scenic Beauty, together with the adjacent Shōko Shūseikan it forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining. Sengan-en is managed by Shimadzu Ltd.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened:1658 Highlights / collection:Place of Scenic Beauty with Sakurajima as the garden hill, Garden treating Kinko Bay as a pond, Winding-stream garden Genre:Architecture, Outdoor art and land art
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