横浜三溪園 Yokohama Sankeien Garden by Kari Gröhn karigrohncom

Sankei-en garden is an oasis of beauty and calm. Erected in 1904 by a silk trader named Sankei Hara, the garden features many wonders of Japan. Hara brought from different places across Japan, many historically significant structures.

Three-Story Pagoda of Old Tomyoji 旧燈明寺三重塔 built in 1457, Kizugawa Town, Kyoto Prefecture

The Former Yanohara´s Farm House 旧矢箆原家住宅 built in 1603, Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture

Old Tokeiji Butsuden 旧東慶寺仏殿 built in 1634, Zen Buddhist Temple, Kamakura, famous for providing refuge to women seeking release from marriage

Teisha-bashi 亭榭橋 is a bridge with a roof and observation deck. Sankei Hara designed the Sankeien Teisha Bridge modeling the Kanzukidai at Kodaiji in Kyoto.

Kakushōkaku 鶴翔閣 was formerly the private residence of the Hara family built in 1902.

Yokobue-an 横笛庵 country-style tea hut built in 1908 at Hokkeji Temple, Nara Prefecture

Shunsōro 春草廬 small tea room built during Edo Period with a space of three and 3/4 tatami mats

Jutō Ōidō of Old Tenzuiji 旧天瑞寺寿塔覆堂 built in 1591, Daitokuji Temple, Kyoto, contained a jutō, a stone monument to wish for Shogun Toyotomi Hideoshi´s mother’s health and long life.

Chōshūkaku 聴秋閣 built in 1623, Nijojo Castle, Kyoto, with a unique architectural design, unlike any other in Japan.

Gekkaden 月華殿 built in 1603, Fushimijo Castle, Kyoto, as a waiting room for daimyo

Rinshunkaku 臨春閣 built in 1649 by Yorinobu, the first feudal lord of the Kishu Tokugawa clan in Wakayama Prefecture