Former Chikurin-in Garden

What it is

• A Japanese stroll garden, 3,300 square meters.
• A national scenic spot in Otsu City.
• Part of the Sakamoto Traditional Buildings Preservation District.

What to see

• A waterfall and artificial hills.
• A teahouse, built in the Taisho era.
• The teahouse is a designated cultural property.
• An arbor and a five-storied stone pagoda.
• The Omiya River incorporated into the design.
• Mt. Hachioji used as a borrowed landscape.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.