Heian Jingu Shinen Garden
京都府
National Scenic Beauty garden by Ogawa Jihei VII, where crimson weeping cherries in April symbolize Kyoto's spring
The Heian Jingu Shinen Garden is a strolling pond garden of approximately 33,000 square meters, laid out over about 30 years by the seventh-generation Ogawa Jihei when Heian Jingu was founded in 1895; it is designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty. Comprising four gardens — East, Central, West, and South — the vast garden fed by Lake Biwa Canal water is adorned with seasonal flowers throughout…
The Heian Jingu Shinen Garden was established in 1895 alongside the founding of Heian Jingu, which was built to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the relocation of Japan's capital to Kyoto. The garden was designed by the seventh-generation Ogawa Jihei, known as Ueji, who spent approximately 30 …
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