Name: Shibata Residence    Alternate Name:   Address:   Mailing Address:   City: Tsuruga-shi  State: Fukui-ken  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=35.5833; long=136.0833 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s):   Contruction Date: Muromachi  Public/Private: PRIVATE  Hours:   Admission:   Added to JGarden: 12/28/2000  Last Updated: 12/28/2000  JGarden Description: Shibata Mitsuari moved to this location in 1662 and built the new family residence here. His son, Kiyonobu, added his own residence to the site and built this garden. The pond garden stretches from the south to the west and is meant to be viewed from Kantokan, the drawing room or study. Kantokan looks out on a pond spanned by an earth-covered wood bridge. There is a small, stone central island in the middle of the bridge leading to a steep, stone-paved beach.

Yield and overcome; Bend and be straight.   Tao Te Ching 22