Name: Ritsurin Kôen  Ritsurin Koen, Shikoku Photo: Lynn Perry   Alternate Name: Ritsurin Koen  Address:   Mailing Address:   City: Takamatsu-shi  State: Kagawa-ken  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=34.333; long=134.05 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s): Ikoma family restored by Matsudaira Yorishige  Contruction Date: late 16th century (restored 1643)  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours:   Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1996  Last Updated:   JGarden Description: Located on the island of Shikoku. Other Web Sites http://www.holymtn.com/garden/gardenconnection.htm - A virtual tour of Ritsurin Koen hosted by Holy Mountain Trading Company.

A high mountain soars wihout a grain of dust. A waterfall plunges without a drop of water. Once or twice on an evening of moonlight in the wind this man here has been happy playing the game that suited him.   Muso Soseki