Shōyō-en
Sign in to savethumb|A tea house in Shōyō-en Garden is a Japanese garden located next to the Sanbutsudō Hall of Rinnō-ji Temple in Nikkō. It was constructed in early Edo period, but reformed in the beginning of 19th century. The garden was given its name by a Confucian scholar Issai Sato. There is a pond containing carp in the middle; stone lanterns, bridges, bamboo fences, a pagoda, and a small tea house adorn the garden.
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- Part of
- Rinnō-ji Temple
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Nikkō-shi
- Official website
- www.rinnoji.or.jp/temple/syouyouen
- Image
- Shōyō-en3.jpg
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- Shōyō-en
- located in protected area
- Nikkō National Park
- native label
- 逍遥園
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thumb|A tea house in Shōyō-en Garden is a Japanese garden located next to the Sanbutsudō Hall of Rinnō-ji Temple in Nikkō. It was constructed in early Edo period, but reformed in the beginning of 19th century. The garden was given its name by a Confucian scholar Issai Sato. There is a pond containing carp in the middle; stone lanterns, bridges, bamboo fences, a pagoda, and a small tea house adorn the garden.
Shōyō-en Garden was designed to look like Lake Biwa and the surrounding scenery in Shiga Prefecture known as the "Eight Views of Omi".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shōyō-en” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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