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Country: Japan
Location: 1 Kenrokumachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa
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Size: 25 acres
Year Construction Started: 1676
Discover more about this garden here: http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/siro-niwa/kenrokuen/e/about.html
Fun Facts:
- "Kenrokuen" means “garden that combines six characteristics." These are spaciousness, seclusion, artifice, antiquity, water-courses and panoramas.
- "Yukizuri" ropes are put in place from November to March to stop branches breaking under the weight of winter snowfalls.