Korakuen is a Japanese garden located in Kita Ward, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, and is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan.
A garden representative of Genroku culture, built by Tsunamasa Ikeda, the feudal lord of Okayama in the early Edo period, and designated as a special scenic spot of the country.
There are various events such as tea picking and moon viewing throughout the four seasons. For a limited time, you can enjoy the “Gensou Teien”, which is specially opened at night when the garden is lit up. Volunteer guides are also popular with tourists.
・Address
1-5 Korakuen, Kita Ward, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
・Website (Select your language)
https://okayama-korakuen.jp/
後楽園は、岡山県岡山市北区にある日本庭園で、日本三名園の1つです。
江戸時代初期に岡山藩主・池田綱政によって造営された、元禄文化を代表する庭園で、国の特別名勝に指定されています。
また、四季を通じて茶つみや月見など様々な行事があります。期間限定で園内をライトアップする夜間特別開園「幻想庭園」を楽しむことができます。ボランティアガイドも観光客に好評です。
・住所
岡山県岡山市北区後楽園1-5
・Website
https://okayama-korakuen.jp/
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6 spots in the video.
1) 0:50 ~Enyo-tei~
This building was used as a living room for clan lords when they visited Korakuen. It was built in its present location since the garden was first constructed, and the garden was designed so that the view from the main room where the feudal lord sat would be most beautiful. It was destroyed by fire during the war, but in 1960, it was restored using the best techniques and first-rate materials of the time, based on the “Ochaya Go-ezu” that depicts Korakuen as it was when the garden was built.
2) 1:04 ~Mosho-an~
The temple was destroyed in the war and rebuilt in 1952. Located in Nishiki-gaoka, it has a calm and serene appearance. It can be rented only for use as a tea ceremony room.
3) 1:19 ~Mountain of Yushin~ (Mt. Yushin)
Completed around 1735, it is located almost in the center of Korakuen Garden and was designed so that the entire garden can be seen from the top, and Mt.
When the garden was built, Korakuen Garden was flat, but with the construction of Mt.
The garden is a three-dimensional garden, and the castle tower of Okayama Castle in the background is used as a borrowed landscape.
4) 1:32 ~Ryuuten~
The first floor of this unusual building is open-air with no exterior walls, and six stones are placed inside to draw in running water. It was used by the feudal lord of Okayama as a resting place for his guests as they walked around Korakuen Garden and as a reception for guests. While many buildings were destroyed by fire during an air raid in 1945, this is one of the precious buildings that escaped damage and retains its original appearance today. The Ryuuten is very cool, and a quiet look at it reminds us of the successive lords of the feudal domain who rested here.
5) 1:55 ~Island Teahouse~
This teahouse is located on an island in Sawano-ike, the largest pond in the park.
It was built during the reign of the 5th feudal lord Ikeda Harumasa and the 6th feudal lord Ikeda Nari-masa, before the drawing of the map in 1863. It is one of the buildings that survived the war and still retains the appearance it had when it was restored after flood damage in 1934.
6) 2:10 ~Okayama Castle~
Okayama Castle was built by Ukita Hideie, who became a feudal lord and was treated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who became the ruler of Japan, as if he were a relative of Hideyoshi, and it took eight years to build the castle under Hideyoshi’s guidance.
After undergoing major renovations in Reiwa, the castle reopened on November 3, 2022! Inside the castle, there is an elevator and exhibits are displayed.
The castle is located next to the Korakuen Garden, so it is recommended to purchase a common ticket for both the Korakuen Garden and Okayama Castle.
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動画に出てくる6 つのスポットを紹介
①0:50 ～延養亭～
藩主が後楽園を訪れた時の居間として使われた建物です。築庭当初から現在の位置に建てられ、藩主の座る主室からの眺めが最も美しくなるように、庭園が作られています。戦災で焼失したが、昭和35年、築庭当時の後楽園を描いた「御茶屋御絵図」を元に、当時第一級の材料を集め、最高の技術によって復元されました。
②1:04 ～茂松庵～
戦災で焼け、昭和27年に再建されました。 二色が岡にあり、落ち着いた佇まいとなっています。 お茶席としての使用に限り、借りることができます。
③1:19 ～唯心山～
1735年頃に完成し、後楽園のほぼ中央に位置し頂上からは庭園全体が見渡せることができ、どこからでも唯心山が挑めるように設計されています。
築庭された当時の後楽園は平面的でしたが唯心山の築造により立体的な庭園となり、背後に位置する岡山城の天守閣が借景として利用されています。
④1:32 ～流店～
１階は外壁を設けず吹き放しで、内部に流水を引き込み６個の石が配置されている珍しい建物です。岡山藩主が後楽園を散策し、その休憩所や来賓の接待として利用されました。昭和２０年の空襲で多くの建物が焼失するなか、被害を免れた貴重な建物の1つで当時の姿を現在に留めています。流店はとても涼しく、心静かに眺めていると、ここで休んだ歴代藩主の様子がしのばれます。
⑤1:55 ～島茶屋～
園内最大の池である「沢の池」の中の島にある茶屋です。
5代目藩主池田治政から6代目藩主池田斉政の時代の、文久3年（1863年）の絵図が描かれるまでに建てられました。戦災を免れた建物の一つで、昭和9年（1934年）の水害後に復旧された姿を現在も留めています。
⑥2:10 ～岡山城～
天下人となった豊臣秀吉に身内並みに厚遇されて大大名となった宇喜多秀家が、秀吉の指導を受けて築城し、8年の歳月を費やして建造され慶長2年（1597）に完成した岡山城。
令和の大改修を経て、2022年11月3日にリニューアルオープンしました！城の中にはエレベーターも備え付けられ展示物も飾られています。
後楽園に隣接しているので、訪れる際は後楽園と岡山城の共通券の購入がオススメです。