View source for Happo-en

*''Japanese'': 八芳園 ''(Happou-en)''

The Happô-en (lit. "eight fragrances garden") is a Japanese walking garden in [[Tokyo]] freely accessible to the public but primarily used today as a wedding venue.

The garden was originally built by [[Okubo Tadataka|Ôkubo Hikozaemon]], who was popularly believed to be one of the shogun's most trusted advisors. In the [[Meiji period]], the garden passed into the possession of [[Shibusawa Kisaku]] (a cousin of entrepreneur [[Shibusawa Eiichi]]), and then in the early 20th century into the hands of business leader Kuhara Fusanosuke. The garden was renamed Happô-en in 1951.

The garden includes several tea houses, pavilions, and other traditional-style structures, as well as a number of historical stone lanterns and pagodas, and a collection of [[bonsai]] trees (including some which are over 500 years old).

{{stub}}

==References==
*Pamphlets available on-site.

[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]