Saitō Garden (Ishinomaki)
| Saitō Garden | |
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| Saitōshi-teien (齋藤氏庭園) | |
 Entry to Saitō Garden | |
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| Type | Japanese garden |
| Location | Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan |
| Coordinates | 38°30′24″N 141°11′35.76″E / 38.50667°N 141.1932667°E |
| Created | Meiji period |
| Status | National Place of Scenic Beauty |
Saitō Garden (齋藤氏庭園, Saitōshi-teien) is a Japanese garden in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It was established in the Meiji period by the ninth-generation head of the Saitō family, a prominent regional landlord. The Saitō clan had served the Date clan of Sendai Domain in various local administrative capacities, and had also amassed a fortune by brewing sake, and as pawnbrokers.
The garden uses the hillside behind for borrowing of scenery ("shakkei").[1] In one of the traditional-style houses inside the gardens there is a Jōmon museum.[2] In 2005 Saitōshi-teien was designated a national Place of Scenic Beauty.[3]
See also
- Japanese garden
- Monuments of Japan
- List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments
References
- ^ "齋藤氏庭園(さいとうしていえん)". Miyagi Prefecture. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ishinomaki City - Sightseeing". Ishinomaki City. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.