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Mukōjima-Hyakkaen Garden
is an urban garden located in Sumida, Tokyo. The garden was created by a merchant, and is different from ''daimyō'' gardens, and therefore it not a "traditional Japanese garden" in the proper sense of the term. It is the only surviving flower garden from the Edo period. ''Mukōjima'' comes from the region's old name, ''Hyakkaen'' was chosen to mean "a garden with a hundred flowers that bloom throughout the four seasons". The garden covers an area of about 10,886 m2. History In 1804, Sahara Kikū, a native of Sendai Domain and a wealthy dealer in antiques purchased land near the Sumida River called the "Taga Yashiki" and planted 360 ''ume'' trees given by his friends such as Ōta Nanpo and Shibutsu Ōkubo in emulation of the famous "umeyashi" plum gardens at Kameido.The garden was initially called the "Shin-Umeyashiki" or the "Hanayashiki", and was named the "Hyakkaen" in 1806. Sahara established a literary salon, inviting poets and painters to his garden, which evolved between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Skytree
, also written as Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012,Tokyo Sky Tree beats Tokyo Tower, now tallest building in Japan , The Mainichi Daily News, 29 March 2010 and reached its full height of in early 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the , and the third talle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man'yōshū
The is the oldest extant collection of Japanese (poetry in Classical Japanese), compiled sometime after AD 759 during the Nara period. The anthology is one of the most revered of Japan's poetic compilations. The compiler, or the last in a series of compilers, is today widely believed to be Ōtomo no Yakamochi, although numerous other theories have been proposed. The chronologically last datable poem in the collection is from AD 759 ( 4516). It contains many poems from a much earlier period, with the bulk of the collection representing the period between AD 600 and 759. The precise significance of the title is not known with certainty. The comprises more than 4,500 poems in 20 volumes, and is broadly divided into three genres: , songs at banquets and trips; , songs about love between men and women; and , songs to mourn the death of people. These songs were written by people of various statuses, such as the Emperor, aristocrats, junior officials, soldiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zig-zag Bridge
A zig-zag bridge is a pedestrian bridge composed of short segments, each set at an angle relative to its neighbors and usually with an alternating right and left turn required when traveling across the bridge. It is used in standard crossings for structural stability; and in traditional and contemporary Asian and Western landscape design across water gardens. When constructed of wood, each segment is formed from planks and is supported by posts. When constructed of stone, the bridge will use short or long rectilinear slabs set upon stone footings. Garden and ceremonial bridge A zig-zag bridge is often seen in the Chinese garden, Japanese garden, and Zen rock garden. It may be made of stone slabs or planks as part of a pond design and is frequently seen in rustic gardens. It is also used in high art modern fountain gardens, often in public urban park and botanic garden landscapes. The objective in employing such a bridge, constructed according to Zen philosophy and teachi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisei Line
{{Infobox rail line , name = Keisei Main Line , native_name = 京成本線 , native_name_lang = ja , color = 005aaa , logo = {{KSLS, KS, 50 , logo_width = , image = Keisei-Series3000-3042.jpg , image_width = 300px , caption = A Keisei 3000 series EMU on the Keisei Main Line in March 2021 , type = Commuter rail , system = Keisei Electric Railway , status = , locale = Tokyo, Chiba Prefecture, Chiba prefectures , start = {{STN, Keisei Ueno, x , end = {{STN, Narita Airport Terminal 1, x , stations = 42 , routes = , daily_ridership = 500,121 (FY2010)Keisei station ridership in 2010 ''Train Media (sourced from Keisei)'' Retrieved May 28, 2012. , open = {{start date and age, 1912, 11, 03, df=y , close = , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
