Mori Clan Garden was completed in 1916 by Duke Mori Motoakira, descendant of the Choshu lords. The 84,000-square-meter stroll garden is a National Place of Scenic Beauty. The main building houses the Mori Museum, holding 20,000 treasures including the National Treasure Four Seasons landscape by Sesshu.

The origins of Mori Clan Garden are deeply rooted in the history of the Mori family, former lords of the Choshu domain. Once rulers of much of the Chugoku region, the Mori clan was transferred to the two provinces of Suo and Nagato following the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, establishing their domai…