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A garden in Shimabara, where abundant spring water is led into its pond.
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The spring-water garden 'Shimeiso' is a historic site (residence and garden) at 2-125 Shinmachi, Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture. The garden is a National Registered Monument, and the main house and front gate are National Registered Tangible Cultural Properties. It is also called the Former Ito Family Residence. It is affectionately known as 'Mizuyashiki' (Water Mansion). It lies in a corner of the 'Town Where Carp Swim' in central Shimabara. In the late Meiji to early Taisho period, the practicing physician Genzo Ito built Shimeiso as a villa.
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