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*''Built: c. [[1699]]-[[1706]], [[Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu]]''
*''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 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.
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==References==
*Penelope Mason. ''History of Japanese Art''. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. p275.
==External Links==
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/%E5%85%AD%E7%BE%A9%E5%9C%92/@35.7331386,139.7465135,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x60188dbe6eb193d5:0x6f30336a163ceb71 Rikugien on Google Maps]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
*''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 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.
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==References==
*Penelope Mason. ''History of Japanese Art''. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. p275.
==External Links==
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/%E5%85%AD%E7%BE%A9%E5%9C%92/@35.7331386,139.7465135,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x60188dbe6eb193d5:0x6f30336a163ceb71 Rikugien on Google Maps]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]