Saitō Garden (Ishinomaki)
Coordinates: 38°30′24″N 141°11′35.76″E / 38.50667°N 141.1932667°E Saitōshi-teien (齋藤氏庭園) is a garden in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It was established in the Meiji period by the ninth-generation head of the Saitō family, prominent in Tōhoku, and uses the hillside behind for borrowing of scenery ("shakkei").[1] In one of the traditional-style houses inside the gardens there is a Jōmon museum.[2] In 2005 Saitōshi-teien was designated a national Place of Scenic Beauty.[3]
See also
- Japanese garden
- Monuments of Japan
- List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments
References
- ↑ "齋藤氏庭園(さいとうしていえん)". Miyagi Prefecture. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Ishinomaki City - Sightseeing". Ishinomaki City. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
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