Name: Sankeien    Alternate Name: Sankei-en  Address: Honmoku  Mailing Address:   City: Yokohama-shi  State: Kanagawa-ken  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=35.45; long=139.6333 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s): Hara Tomitarô  Contruction Date: 20th century  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours:   Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1996  Last Updated: 12/27/2000  JGarden Description: This garden was built as a mountain retreat for the head of a zaibatsu, Hara Tomitaro. It is a stroll garden that was built in two sections, now separated into an inner and outer garden. The inner garden is known for its classical architecture and stone work collected from across the archipelago. The main pavilion, known as Rinshunkaku, and is particularly well appointed.

The path of fallen leaves Leads to the graves on the hill, And stops there.   Hatsutaro   trans. by R.H. Blyth