Suizenji Jojuen Garden — Miniature Tokaido
Suizenji Jojuen is a 400-year-old stroll garden that recreates the 53 stations of the Tokaido road in miniature landscape form — hills represent mountains, ponds represent Lake Biwa, and a gravel cone represents Mt. Fuji. The garden was created in 1636 by the Hosokawa clan (rulers of Kumamoto) and refined over 80 years. Spring-fed ponds maintain crystal clarity year-round.
The garden's design allows visitors to 'travel' the historical route from Edo to Kyoto by walking the path, experiencing compressed geography.
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