Entrance gate to the Shukkeien Garden.
Enjoying the beautiful Shukkeien Garden - Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
Colorful Koi.
Bamboo fencing and tall Sago Palms.
One of many beautiful pines.
Devastation after the Atomic bomb.
Along the entry path.
The Seifu-kan, Cool Breeze Tea house.
Bamboo window treatment.
Looking over the Takuei Pond.
Koko-kyo, Bridge between Heaven and Earth.
The only original detail remaining after the war. Enjoying the beautiful Shukkeien Garden - Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
Looking to the Yuyu-tei, Arbor of Leisure.
Mt. Kifuku was the original site of Inari-jinja Shrine in 1713 destroyed in the war.
Heading across the pond.
Ginga-kei, Valley of the Milky Way.
Wonderful stone lantern.
Yenen-jo, Field of good harvest.
Kanka-to Arbor.
The seat was originally built to turn like a lathe and used as a seat to view the whole garden. Enjoying the beautiful Shukkeien Garden - Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
The city buildings tower over the garden.
Bamboo forest.
View over the "rice terraces".
Kosaiho Tea Garden. After restoration in 1963 "Uij-cha" seeds were sown.
New crops of tea are harvester every year. Enjoying the beautiful Shukkeien Garden - Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.