Name: Shimizuen Teien    Alternate Name:   Address:   Mailing Address:   City: Shibata-shi  State: Niigata-ken  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=37.91667; long=139.5 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s):   Contruction Date: Early Edo  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours:   Admission:   Added to JGarden: 12/27/2000  Last Updated: 12/27/2000  JGarden Description: The garden here is said to have been designed by Agata Sochi, master of the Enshu line of the tea ceremony. It was commissioned by Mizoguchi Nobunao, third head of the Shibata clan, when he built his shimoyashiki (castle residence) in 1665. The garden is a stroll (kaiyûshiki) style with several tea pavilions surrounding a large pond.

At the mountain's ridge, Where the bright moon is rising Into a clear sky, A single bundle of clouds Hesitates, then fades away.   Eifuku Mon-in (1271-1342)   Gyokuyôshû