Yokokan Garden: Summer Stroll

Enjoy the cool shade of a beautiful garden in Fukui

Takako Sakamoto Aug 02, 2014 - 1分鐘閱讀時間

<p>Cobblestones and rocks at the edge of the garden's green pond</p>

<p>Green and red leaves of Yokokan Garden in summer</p>

<p>This is the entrance gate leading to the beautiful garden from Yokokan Villa</p>

<p>Impressive trees along the narrow, winding walkway in the garden</p>

<p>Tall trees provide cool shade on a hot summer day</p>

<p>Beautifully-trimmed Japanese pine trees</p>

<p>When you look up you'll find red leaves even in summer!</p>

<p>These stepping stones look beautiful despite the summer heat</p>

<p>Yokokan Villa viewed from across the pond</p>

<p>Green leaves floating in the water basin</p>

<p>Red and green leaves under bright sunshine</p>

<p>Take a rest under the shade of a tree</p>

<p>This garden must be very beautiful in autumn</p>

<p>Another gate of Yokokan Garden on the opposite side of the main entrance of Yokokan Villa. From here, Fukui History Museum is just a stone's throw away!</p>

Yokokan Garden in Fukui is a traditional, beautiful, yet compact Japanese garden. Different from other famous, discouragingly spacious gardens in Japan, it's comfortably small and good for a casual stroll all year round.

When I visit famous gardens in Japan, I often feel they are beautiful but also too artificial. This garden is different. Although it's well maintained by human hands, its beauty is more 'natural'. When visiting, don't forget to drop by Osensui Park and Fukui City History Museum as well. They are just a stone's thrown away from the park.

Yokokan Garden is a 15-minute-walk away from JR Fukui Station.

Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...