Parks & Gardens

Oyakuen Garden

1 Comment / Sightseeing, Tohoku / By Haruka

Oyakuen Garden is a representative Japanese garden of Aizu Wakamatsu and used to be the garden of successive lords of the Aizu Domain. The name “Oyakuen” translates literally as “Garden of Medicine.” This is derived from the villa built by Morihisa Ashina in 1432 and later in 1670 by Masatsune Hoshina, the second lord of …

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Kanazawa Castle Park

Chubu, Sightseeing / By Haruka

Kanazawa Castle Park is a park on the castle’s ruins where Maeda Toshiie, a famous warlord of the Azuchi-Momoyama (1573-1603) period, lived. Due to repeated fires, the castle tower does not remain, but the beautiful restored gates and turrets can still be seen. Admission to the park is free, but you need a combination ticket …

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