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*''Japanese'': 六義園 ''(Rikugien)''
*''Japanese'': 六義園 ''(Rikugien)''
The Rikugien, or Six Virtues Gardens, was one of the first publicly accessible municipal gardens or parks in Japan. Built around [[1699]] to [[1706]] by [[Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu]] in [[Edo]], it is still extant and open to the public today.
The Rikugien, or Six Virtues Gardens, in [[Tokyo|Tokyo's]] Bunkyô-ku, was one of the first publicly accessible municipal gardens or parks in Japan. Built around [[1699]] to [[1706]] by [[Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu]] in [[Edo]], it is still extant and open to the public today.
The garden covers roughly 25 acres (10 ''ha''), and includes an artificial lake and small hills arranged in the style of a private aristocratic or samurai garden, though on a larger scale. Open to the public, it became a popular place for townspeople of Edo to gather for seasonal celebrations such as ''[[hanami]]'' (appreciating [[cherry blossoms]] in spring), and ''[[momijigari]]'' (admiring the leaves changing color in fall), as well as other occasions. [[Courtesans]] also came to frequently display themselves in the gardens.
The garden covers roughly 25 acres (10 ''ha''), and includes an artificial lake and small hills arranged in the style of a private aristocratic or samurai garden, though on a larger scale. Open to the public, it became a popular place for townspeople of Edo to gather for seasonal celebrations such as ''[[hanami]]'' (appreciating [[cherry blossoms]] in spring), and ''[[momijigari]]'' (admiring the leaves changing color in fall), as well as other occasions. [[Courtesans]] also came to frequently display themselves in the gardens.
In the process of the [[Meiji Restoration]], the garden fell into considerable disrepair. It was restored in [[1878]] by [[Iwasaki Yataro|Iwasaki Yatarô]], founder of [[Mitsubishi]]. His younger brother and successor [[Iwasaki Yanosuke]] and eldest son [[Iwasaki Hisaya]] continued the restoration of the gardens after Yatarô's death, donating it to the city of Tokyo in 1938.<ref>Gallery labels, Tôyô Bunko.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/35953134521/sizes/h/]</ref>
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==References==
==References==
*Penelope Mason. ''History of Japanese Art''. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. p275.
*Penelope Mason. ''History of Japanese Art''. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. p275.
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