Kiyosumi Park
The Kiyosumi Park ( Japanese 清澄 庭園 , Kiyosumi-teien ) is a public park in the Kōtō district , the eastern half of which was given its present form in the Meiji period.
history
According to tradition, the property was used in the Genroku period (1688–1703) by the well-known wholesaler Kinokuniya Bunzaemon, who had gotten rich with timber, but then gambled away his fortune. What is certain is that the daimyo of Sekiyado in the Shimousa province , Kuze Teruyuki ( 久 世 暉 之 ; 1699–1749), created the property as a secondary residence in 1721. The basic form of today's facility dates from that time.
The founder of Mitsubishi, Iwasaki Yatarō , who had already acquired land in the area, also acquired this in 1878 in order to create a place to relax for his employees. He dealt personally with the design of the gardens and the buildings and wanted to open the facility in 1885 under the name "Fukagawa shinboku-en". Iwasaki died in February of that year, so that his brother Yanosuke (1850-1908) took care of the property as his successor. He had an elaborate building constructed in the Japanese style and commissioned the Japanese architect Josiah Conder (1852–1920) to design an equally elaborate building in the western style. Isoya Sōyō (1836-1894) from Kyoto, called worshiping Mushanokōji Sōshō, was entrusted with the garden. The facility was finally completed in 1891.
Originally, the park's pond was connected to the Sumida River, which allowed the tides to have an impact. The pond surrounds the islands of Matsushima , Tsurushima and Nakanoshima , the latter being accessible via a bridge. Step stones, laid out here along the shore and therefore called Iso-watari , invite you to walk . There is also a Fujimi hill, where the azaleas bloom in early summer. The Ryōtei Pavilion by the pond was built by the Iwasaki in 1909 to receive General Kitchener . This is how a modern variant of the classic changing gardens of the Edo period was created. The Ryōtei even survived the Kantō earthquake and World War II. It only had to be restored in 1985.
A special feature is the large collection of specially shaped stones that the Iwasaki had brought with their ships from all parts of Japan. 55 stones are identified: shore stones from the provinces of Izu (including the small island Shikinejima ) and Sagami , the sought-after “green stones” ( ao-ishi ) mainly from the province of Iyo , but also from Kii , Chichibu . The bright Ikoma stones were fetched from the Ikoma mountain, a red Akadama-ishi comes from the island of Sado , a black Kamo-ishi and others from Kyoto . a. A stone that came into the garden by other means bears Matsuo Bashō's famous haiku of the frog that breaks the silence by jumping into the old pond.
The Iwasaki family later separated 10,000 m² on the southeast side and opened this part, called Kiyosumi yūen , for the residents. In the Kanto earthquake of 1923, almost the entire complex was destroyed, and only half of the trees remained. During the fire caused by the earthquake, over 10,000 people are said to have temporarily saved themselves in this park. After the earthquake, the third head of the house, Iwasaki Koyata (1879–1945) also donated the valuable eastern half of the property with almost 50,000 m² to the city.
After the funeral of Taishō Tennō in 1926, the garden was given a wooden building that was erected as part of the celebrations in Shinjuku Park , and uses it under the name Taishō kinenkan . The original building was lost in World War II, but after the widow Teimei's funeral in 1951, material was made available for reconstruction.
Characteristics
- Carrier: Tokyo Prefecture.
- Opening: July 7, 1931.
- Area: 80,889.95 m², of which 18,103 m² is lawn.
- The part of the park described here is 46,238 m². It can be visited for a fee.
- Tree population: 4,224 trees, 13,414 bushy (1995).
- Main crops: black pine, cherries, azaleas, hydrangeas, irises.
- Facilities: Ryōtei, Taishō kinenkan can be rented for celebrations.
- Access: Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line and Ōedo Line .
Remarks
- ↑ As the point above the owner ( 久 世 大 和 守 , Kuze Yamato-no- kami ) suggests, it was a side area ( Shimo-yashiki ) that was used for excursions and for growing vegetables. As with the other properties, the label head points to the entrance side.
- ↑ In the literature, the purchaser is usually named as it is on the card. What follows the family name there is an honorary title, " Governor of the province of Yamato ".
literature
- Tōkyō kōen kyōkai (Ed.): Meishō Kiyosumi teien . 1994.
- Tōkyō-to (ed.): Kiyosumi teien in: Toritsu kōen gaido, 1995.
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Coordinates: 35 ° 40 ′ 49 ″ N , 139 ° 47 ′ 48 ″ E