- Shukkei-en
nihongo|Shukkei-en|縮景園 is a historic
Japanese garden in the city ofHiroshima ,Japan .Overview
Construction began in 1620 during the
Edo period at the order ofAsano Nagaakira ,daimyo of the Hiroshima "han". The seventh lord of the "han" summoned an expert in the construction of Japanese gardens fromKyoto , who greatly reconstructed Shukkei-en.Since the
Meiji period , the garden served as the villa of the Asano family. When underEmperor Meiji theImperial General Headquarters were relocated to Hiroshima, the emperor briefly lodged at the villa. The gardens were opened to the public, and in 1940 the Asano family donated them to Hiroshima Prefecture. Being a short walk fromGround Zero of the nuclear attack on Hiroshima, Shukkei-en suffered extensive damage, and then became a refuge for victims of the war. After renovations, it reopened in 1951.Gallery
External links
* [http://www.manabi.pref.hiroshima.jp/shukkeien/index.html 名勝縮景園] (in Japanese)
* [http://menamomi.net/photo/teien/syukei/index.html 庭園の写真 - 縮景園] (in Japanese)
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