Name: Asakura Suwayakata Residence (Ruins)    Alternate Name:   Address:   Mailing Address:   City: Asuwa-gun  State: Fukui-ken  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=36; long=136.25 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s):   Contruction Date: Momoyama (c. 1568)  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours:   Admission:   Added to JGarden: 12/28/2000  Last Updated: 12/28/2000  JGarden Description: This garden was one of several owned by Asakura Yoshikage, the powerful daimyo of the Echizen province during the Sengoku (Warring States) period. All of these gardens were built in the Ichijoudani. This particular site was built for his mistress, Shôshônotsubone, beginning in 1568. It has an upper and lower level and a large central vertical stone in a 'rock and waterfall' formation. To the left of this composition is another very large 'lotus leaf' stone.

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