Situated in Aichi Prefecture, Inuyama (犬山), literally translated into “dog mountain”, is a city quite close to Nagoya. Inuyama is best known for its spectacular castle, one of the oldest wooden castles in its original state going through wars & disasters in Japan.  The picturesque Kiso River is another highlight of the city, running along the northern border. Every year, the cormorant fishing begins there in June until mid October.  Southeast of Inuyama is Meiji Mura, a popular historical theme park based on the Meiji Period.  (photo credit: Takashi Images)

INUYAMA, JAPAN – SEP 9: View of Kiso River between Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture in Japan on September 9, 2016. Both prefectures are located in the Chubu region of Japan.

Inuyama Castle in Japan

INUYAMA, JAPAN – SEP 9: Inuyama Yuen Station of Nagoya Railroad Inuyama Line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan on September 9, 2016.

INUYAMA, JAPAN – SEP 9: Street view of Inuyama City in Aichi Prefecture, Japan on September 9, 2016.

INUYAMA, JAPAN – SEP 9: The old town of Inuyama City in Aichi Prefecture, Japan on September 9, 2016.

INUYAMA, JAPAN – SEP 9: Karakuri Exhibition Room of Inuyama Artifacts Museum in Aichi Prefecture, Japan on September 9, 2016.

INUYAMA, JAPAN – SEP 9: Sanko Inari Shrine at Inuyama Castle in Aichi Prefecture, Japan on September 9, 2016. Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chubu region.

INUYAMA, JAPAN – SEP 9: Haritsuna Shrine at Inuyama Castle in Aichi Prefecture, Japan on September 9, 2016.

INUYAMA, JAPAN – SEP 9: Inuyama Castle in Aichi Prefecture, Japan on September 9, 2016.

Aerial view of Inuyama City in Aichi Prefecture

Useful Reference

Japan’s Famous Japanese Gardens
By Russell Chard

There is a very interesting history of Japanese gardens. Here’s a taster of some of Japan’s finest examples of what I think is a ‘ historical artform’…The Japanese Garden.

Kyoto is a Japanese city that has perhaps the greatest concentration of Japanese gardens. Here are the ones to visit or read up about:

Kyoto Imperial Palace- this was home to the Japanese emperor until 1868

Nijo Castle- the Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shogun

Nanzenji- A Zen temple with a beautiful serene stone garden

Ryoanji- Japans most famous Zen temple with a stunning rock garden

Daitokuji- a large complex of Zen temples

Katsura villa- a villa with a Japanese garden

Tenryuji- This is a temple in the Arashiyama area of Kyoto

Daigoji- This famous temple is in the south-east of Kyoto

Byodoin- A fine example of a land garden from the Heian period of Japanese history.

Each period of Japanese history saw a change in Japanese garden design and construction, and outside influences most notably from china shaped the evolution of the Japanese garden.

There are fine examples of Japanese gardens all over the world but this article is concentrating on Japan’s finest creations. Outside of Kyoto there are some wonderful gardens to enjoy.

Yokohama- Sankeien, is a really spacious beautiful Japanese garden.

Kamakura- the Zuisenji Temple- most famous for it’s Zen gardens.

Mito- Kairakuen garden which has 3000 plum trees!

Hiraizumi- Motsuji garden, this has a temple and pure land garden.

Inuyama- Urakuen garden, this garden has a magnificent Tea ceremony house.

Yoshino- Chikurin-in Temple, a Ryokan temple with a stunning garden.

Kobe- right in the city centre is the Sorakuen garden. It’s a landscaped garden.

Himeji- the Kokoen garden is right next to the Himeji castle.

Hiroshima- this city has as you know a history but it also has a fantastic Japanese garden.

Yamaguchi- has a really famous Zen garden at Joeiji Temple.

Dazaifu- Another beautiful Zen garden at Komyozenji.

Kumamoto- Suizenji Koen, a landscape garden that reproduces the Tokaido.

Kagoshima- Senganen is an amazing Japanese style landscaped garden.

Naha- this was the second residence of the second Ryukyu Kings and the garden is called Shikinaen.

If you ever get to travel to Japan, try and visit at least some of these spectacular gardens. It’s fairly easy to get around Japan as they have a marvellous public transport system- so make good use of it! I hope you have found this information useful

For more information about Japanese and Zen gardens go to: [http://www.japzengardens.org]

Russell Chard is a Japanese garden enthusiast based in the UK. He can be contacted via e mail at : zeniboltd@aol.com

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