Name: Ritsurin Kôen  Ritsurin Koen, Black Pine Photo: Peni Havir   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.

Aoyama Cemetary Not the snows of Fuji Nor the auspicious plume     Of the white heron Nor the sea-foam of Atami     Is so white As the cherries of Aoyama:     Letting fall The freshness of evanescence     On the carved stones of the dead.   John M. Steadman   20th Century