Sanuki Takamatsu Ritsurin Kōen no shinkei
Publisher: Ritsurin Kōen?
Published: 1900
Place of publication: [Kagawa-ken Takamatsu-shi?
Language: jpn
Number of pages: 12
Subjects: Pictorial works; Japanese Gardens; Ritsurin Kōen (Takamatsu-shi, Japan)
Other titles: Ritsurin Kōen no shinkei; [Photos of Japanese gardens]
Notes: Title from title slip mounted on cover.

"Ritsurin Garden (栗林公園 Ritsurin Kōen?, lit. chestnut grove garden) is one of the most famous and most beautiful historical gardens in Japan. The garden is situated in the city of Takamatsu and is considered one of its main attractions. The garden contains a tea house, various folk art and craft exhibits (including the Sanuki Folk Craft Museum).... The buildings in the Garden date back to the early 17th century. In 1625, the feudal lord of Sanuki, Ikoma Takatoshi (生駒高俊?), began construction of Ritsurin, specifically the building of a garden around the South Pond using the beautiful greenery of Mt. Shiun as a backdrop. Beginning in 1642, Matsudaira Yorishige (松平頼重?) took over the area and continued its construction. The work was completed by the Fifth Lord Yoritaka in 1745 after 100 years of improvements and extensions made by the successive lords. After the new Meiji government took control, the garden was designated a prefectural garden and opened to the public on 16 March 1875. In 1953, the garden was designated a Special Place of Scenic Beauty (日本の特別名勝 Nihon no Tokubetsu Meishō?) -- Wikipedia, February 11, 2013.