Shukkei-en Gardens (Hiroshima)

Japan / Hiroshima / Hiroshima / Kami-Nobori-cho, 2-11
 garden, interesting place
Originally commissioned in 1619 by Asano Nagakira, Shukkeien Garden is said to have initially been designed as a miniaturized landscape of Lake Xihu (West Lake) in Hangzhou, China.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shukkei-en
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Coordinates:   34°24'1"N   132°28'3"E

Comments

  • A number of atomic bomb victims are buried there.
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