Sankeien in Yokohama, Kanagawa

Where is this mountain/the old house?

They are not in Satoyama or countryside but in Yokohama!
I can say that Sankeien is the most interesting traditional Japanese-style garden in the suburb of Tokyo.
It is rich in nature and has many significant structures in Japanese history.

Sankei-en was the residence of Sankei Hara designed and built by Sankei himself in 1902 and opened to the public in 1906.
Many of historic buildings designated as the important cultural assets of Japan were originally built in Kyoto
and relocated to the garden.

↑Rinshunkaku, the important cultural asset of Japan, was built in 1649 as the second residence for Shogun Kishu Tokugawa in Wakayama. Spring such as cherry blossoms can be enjoyed here.

↑Choshukaku the important cultural asset of Japan, was built in 1623 by the third Tokugawa Shogun, Iemitsu Tokugawa. Autumn such as maple trees and ginkgo trees can be enjoyed here.

↑Hyotanmon-Chozubachi
This water basin was the favorite of Hideyoshi Toyotomi.

↑Hatsunejaya
The novel prize winning Indian Poet Tagor who stayed Sankeien for 2 months and a half and Japanese literary Ryonosuke Akutagawa and many others have visited this arbor.

 Admission ￥500　30min. from Yokohama station by Bus




＜Guide Memo＞三渓園は、本当にすばらしい。東京にはこんなに自然と歴史的建造物を楽しめる場所はありません。東京の庭園と違い、ビルは視界に入りませんので、別世界に来たような感覚を覚えます。交通がとても不便なので、バスツアー、ハイヤーの場合のみ、使えそうです。入場料500円。資料館無料。1000円払ってもいいくらい。
ハイライトの三重塔、臨春閣、聴秋閣のコースで、1時間半～2時間。ボランティアガイドさんに案内してもらうと、自分たちでは見つけられない面白い話が聞けます。