Kanazawa

Kenroku-en

Kenroku-en is one of the most famous gardens in Japan. There are several terms that mean garden in Japanese. The wild-type garden is known as niwa (tei in Chinese) and the tame garden is known as sono (en in Chinese). The most common word for garden in Japan, teien, is a combination of these two terms. Kenroku-en is a tame garden which, I suppose, is why it uses the word en to indicate that it is a garden. Roku means "six" and this garden is known for the six qualities especially admired in a Chinese garden.

Panoramic view of Kenroku-en, Kanazawa ~ July 16, 2003 ~ QuickTime Panorama
Map of Kenroku-en Garden July 16, 2003	Pathway in Kenroku-en July 16, 2003
Stairs at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003	Yugaotei Teahouse in Kenroku-en July 16, 2003
Yugaotei Teahouse in Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photo by Betty Swartz)	Hisago-ike (Gourd Pond) in Kenroku-en July 16, 2003
Hisago-ike and waterfall in Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photo by Travis Heggem)	Hisago-ike and waterfall in Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photo by Ember Swan)
Flowers and stream at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003	Covered bridge at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003
Flowers at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003	Betty beside tourou at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photo courtesy Betty Swartz)
Korean Lantern at Kenroku-en (Photos by Betty Swartz and Vicky Mann)	Moss and fungi at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003
Stairs at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photo by Betty Swartz)	Statue of Yamato Takeru at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photo by Betty Swartz)
Pathway up hill in Kenroku-en July 16, 2003	Bill and John at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003
Tourou at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photo by Betty Swartz)	Tourou at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photo by Vicky Mann)
Trees and matting at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003	Supported trees at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003
Trees and matting at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003	Bamboo matting at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003
Trees and matting at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003	Supported trees around lake at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photo by Betty Swartz)
Supported trees at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photo by Betty Swartz)	Supported trees at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photo by Betty Swartz)
Crane and lantern at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003	Crane at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003
Katie on bridge at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003	Famous 2-legged Kotoji tourou at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photo by Betty Swartz)
Crane beside lake at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photo by Betty Swartz)	Linda on bridge at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photo by Katie Kohl)
NCTA group on bridge at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photos by Travis Heggem)	Lake at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photo by Travis Heggem)
Rock bridge at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photo by Betty Swartz)	Rock bridge at Kenroku-en July 16, 2003
Seisonkaku near Kenroku-en July 16, 2003 (Photo by Betty Swartz)	Seisonkaku near Kenroku-en July 16, 2003
Hydrangea at Kanazawa-jinja July 16, 2003	Ember, Vicky, and Betty at Kanazawa-jinja July 16, 2003
Kanazawa-jinja near Kenroku-en July 16, 2003	Kanazawa-jinja near Kenroku-en July 16, 2003
Kanazawa-jinja near Kenroku-en July 16, 2003	Kanazawa-jinja near Kenroku-en July 16, 2003
Ema boards at Kanazawa-jinja July 16, 2003	Ema showing Sugawara no Michizane July 16, 2003

Kanazawa ~ Image Gallery ~ NCTA Japan 2003