Gyokusen´inmaru garden

玉泉院丸庭園 gyokuseninmaru teien

landscape garden / Landschaftsgarten

Kanazawa castle / Kanazawa City

Originally created in 1634 by MAEDA Toshitsune, the third lord of the Kaga domain. Compared to the neighbouring Kenroku-en, which was used as a place for feasting, this garden is thought to have had a stronger character as the domain lord’s inner garden. The garden was abandoned in the Meiji period (1868-1912) and its remains were lost. The current design was based on the results of excavations carried out over a period of five years from 2008, as well as pictorial drawings and documents. Maintenance work began in May 2013 and completed in 2015.