Name: Kairakuen    Alternate Name: Tokiwa Teien  Address:   Mailing Address:   City: Mitô-shi  State: Ibaragi-ken  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=36.3833; long=140.4667 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s): Tokugawa Nariaki  Contruction Date: 1834-1840 (Late Edo)  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours:   Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1997  Last Updated: 12/26/2000  JGarden Description: Also know as the Tokiwa garden during the Meiji era, this was originally the plum orchard of Tokugawa Nariakira, the ninth son of the Mito branch of the Tokugawas. It was turned into a public garden in 1840 and given the name Kairakuen. Highlights include the two-story Kobuntei and the view of Lake Chinami.

Good people of old Looked oft at Mount Yoshino And said that it was good. Good people of our time, Take a good look At the good mountain of Yoshino! Good people, Take a good look!!   Emperor Temmu   Manyôshû   trans. by Charles Terry (?)   7th century