| Sankei-en | |
|---|---|
| 三溪園 | |
 Sankei-en's Main Pond with Tōmyō-ji's former Three-storied Pagoda in the background | |
  Location in Japan | |
| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°25′01″N 139°39′36″E / 35.41695°N 139.660042°E |
| Created | 1906 |
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Sankei-en (三溪園, Three Creeks Garden) is a traditional Japanese-style garden in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan, which opened in 1906.[1] Sankei-en was designed and built by Tomitaro Hara (原富太郎) (1868–1939), known by the pseudonym Sankei Hara, who was a silk trader.[1] Almost all of its buildings are historically significant structures bought by Hara himself in locations all over the country, among them Tokyo, Kyoto, Kamakura, Gifu Prefecture, and Wakayama Prefecture.[1] Ten have been declared Important Cultural Property, and three more are Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan designated by the City of Yokohama.[1] Badly damaged during World War II, the garden was donated in 1953 to the City of Yokohama, which entrusted it to the Sankeien Hoshōkai Foundation (三溪園保勝会, Sankeien Hoshōkai). Sankei-en was then restored almost to its pre-war condition.[1]
- ^ a b c d e Yokohama Sankei Garden Archived 2017-04-30 at the Wayback Machine, Sankei-en's official site accessed on November 3, 2009 (in Japanese)