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。

Sankeien Saryo in Yokohama, Kanagawa

Sankeien Saryo is a small Japanese café in Sankeien, Yokohama.
It offers Japanese noodle, Udon or Soba, as well as Japanese sweet such as Dango.
If you prefer a quick lunch and want to spend more time seeing the garden, it can be your option.

↑Japanese noodle with Templa at ￥1,000, which is reasonable.
Templa includes a shrimp, Japanese mushroom, egg plant, lotus root and seasonal vegetable,

Noodle ～￥750（a wide variety of Japanese noodles are available.）
Onigiri or Rice ball ～￥350
Dango　～￥200
Inside: 3 tables for 16 people
Outside:3 tables for 12 people

 ＜Guide Memo＞三渓園内の小さなお店。観光地にあるよくあるお店。
時間がないときにおすすめ。おそばは、なかなか美味しい。
天ぷらそば1000円は、ボリュームもあり、コストパフォーマンスは高い。
おそば、おうどんがOKなゲストなら、庭園を見ながらここでランチもいい。
ただし、席数が少ないので、休日と桜、紅葉の季節は混雑しそうなので避けた方がいい。

Yamate in Yokohama, Kanagawa

Yamate is located in Yokohama city, 30 minutes from Tokyo central station.
The area is famous as foreigners' neighborhood from 1860’s. Some of those classic houses such as a former British diplomat's house were designated as the important cultural assets of Japan and open to the public.

↑Ehrismann Residence by Antonin Raymond, Czech architect

↑Diplomat's house by J.M.Gardiner, American architect

 

↑Bluff No.18

 

↑Japanese residence built in 1909.

Without admission, you can enter inside those houses.
The architecture is really interesting.
For those people interested in architecture as well as history of opening Yokohama port, it must be very good place to visit.



＜Guide Memo＞外国人が洋館に興味あるかといえばNOでしょう。
ただ横浜（みなとみらい、中華街など）を案内することはあるので、時間調整でドライブすることはあります。（私は2度山手をバスで案内しました。）
洋館はどれも素敵。中も無料で入れます。これまたかなり素敵♪
万が一、建築とかに興味があり、ウォーキングでまわるなら、2時間～3時間要