Shozan Garden (Takagamine)
京都府
Site of Hon'ami Koetsu's 1615 artist village granted by Ieyasu, now a vast strolling garden of Kitayama cedar and moss
A vast Japanese garden of approximately 35,000 tsubo surrounded by Kitayama cedar forest in Takagamine, known as a strolling garden gathering the essence of Kitayama culture. Takagamine was originally the site of the art village founded by Hon'ami Koetsu, and the garden was developed as a continuation of that cultural tradition. The north garden is a mysterious realm of Kitayama cedar and moss, wh…
Takagamine is historically celebrated as the site of the 'Koetsu Village,' established in 1615 when Hon'ami Koetsu received land from Tokugawa Ieyasu and gathered craftsmen and artists to cultivate calligraphy, ceramics, lacquerware, and other arts. Koetsu's legacy left a profound mark on Japanese c…
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