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Overview
A silk merchant moved seventeen historic buildings here from Kyoto and elsewhere, re-siting each to suit the new terrain.
About this place
Sankei-en (三溪園, Three Creeks Garden) is a traditional Japanese-style garden in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan, which opened in 1906. Sankei-en was designed and built by Tomitaro Hara (原富太郎) (1868–1939), known by the pseudonym Sankei Hara, who was a silk trader. Almost all of its buildings are historically significant structures bought by Hara himself in locations all over the country, among them Tokyo, Kyoto, Kamakura, Gifu Prefecture, and Wakayama Prefecture. Ten have been declared Important Cultural Property, and three more are Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan designated by the City of Yokohama. Badly damaged during World War II, the garden was donated in 1953 to the City of Yokohama, which entrusted it to the Sankeien Hoshōkai Foundation (三溪園保勝会, Sankeien Hoshōkai). Sankei-en was then restored almost to its pre-war condition.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1906 Architect / artist：Sankei Hara Highlights / collection：10 Important Cultural Property buildings, Rinshunkaku, Former Tomyoji three-storey pagoda Genre：Architecture, Antique art and Buddhist art
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Official website
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Source sankeien.or.jp ↗Before you go
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