Architecture, Trees and More from Ritsurin Garden | 更多栗林美景

We looked at the boating tour in Ritsurin Garden last time, mostly around the Southern Lake/Pond. Today let's continue our exploration of the large garden. Btw, Japan will reopen its borders to independent foreign travelers from the 11th of this month. I highly recommend this beautiful garden to you, and I would love to visit it again in another season in the future.

发上一篇的泛舟栗林公园那天，正好看到日本首相宣布这个月重新开放国家自由行的消息。这一次我们就来继续探索这个大庭园里的美景，墙裂推荐大家去感受一下这个清雅秀丽的地方。如果有机会，我也想在别的季节再次造访，比如春天樱花盛开的时候😍。

The name "Ritsurin" literally means "chestnut grove," which is said to come from its earliest site. The garden, however, is best known for its over 1000 pine trees. For over 300 years, these pines have been carefully and expertly cared for. Many of them are beautifully trimmed bonsai, and I can imagine the constant hard work that has been put into them.

虽然庭园名称的字面意思是“栗子树林”，但是这里最出名的是那一千多棵经过精心栽培、形态各异的松树。

The tree in my photos below, the Neagari Goyo-matsu, is a type of Japanese white pine. In 1833, the 11th Tokugawa Shogun presented this miniature bonsai to the Takamatsu Domain. It has now grown into a massive tree, as you can see.

我下面照片中的树是一种日本白松。1833年的时候，德川幕府十一世大将军把这棵小树作为微型盆景献给高松藩。而现在，它已经长成了一棵遒劲伟岸的参天大树。

Early autumn colours:
初秋的色彩:

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There are several teahouses in the garden, the largest of which is Kikugetsu-tei Teahouse. The name "Kikugetsu" comes from a Tang Dynasty Chinese poem that means "it looks like I'm holding the moon in my hands when I scoop up the water". So poetic, isn't it?;)

The teahouse was popular among Takamatsu feudal lords in the past, and it is now open to the public. You can go in to enjoy two types of traditional Japanese tea: matcha (powdered green tea) and sencha (infused green tea), and the lake view from the teahouse is superb.

园内有几间茶室，其中最大的是掬月亭。名字来源于唐代于良史的诗，原诗太美，分享如下。掬月亭曾经是高松权贵们私享的茶室，如今对公众开放，可以进去慢慢享用抹茶和煎茶，从茶室内望出去的湖景也是如诗如画。

春山夜月
春山多胜事，赏玩夜忘归。
掬水月在手，弄花香满衣。
兴来无远近，欲去惜芳菲。
南望鸣钟处，楼台深翠微。

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Hirai-ho is a landscaped hill designed to look like Mt. Fuji but is much smaller in size. My previous post's head photo was taken from the top of this hill. From here, you can admire the picturesque Engetsukyo Bridge, Nanko Pond, and Kikugetsu-tei Teahouse, with beautiful Mt. Shuin (Purple Cloud Mountain) in the background.

飞来峰是园里一座小山丘，名字来自杭州的飞来峰，外形却是按照富士山而设计。小山本身并没有什么出奇之处我竟然连照片都没拍，但从山顶可以欣赏到我上篇题图里的美妙风景。

The Commerce & Industry Promotion Hall consists of four buildings linked by corridors. Aside from historical information, there is a display of traditional crafts, such as furniture designed by George Nakashima. I adore his incredible woodworks and have long wished to visit his home studio in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

In the Sanuki Folk Craft Museum located next to the Commerce & Industry Promotion Hall, a wide variety of folk crafts can be seen and purchased, like Kagawa lacquer ware, Kagawa rihei-yaki ceramics, Takamatsu Hariko dolls, wood and paper crafts.

工商奖励馆有四个大厅，除了展出史料，还有传统工艺品，其中包括中岛乔治设计的家具。我很喜欢他的木工作品，希望有朝一日可以去看看他在美国宾州曾经的工作室。旁边的赞岐民艺馆里可以买到各种当地传统工艺品，比如香川漆器、瓷器和高松纸玩偶。

Finally, here are some quintessential kawaii stamp collections found at tourist attractions throughout Japan. In this garden, I also got some stamps. :)

最后提一下日本各大景点常常看到的印章，这里还专门提供了集章活动纸，集齐园内九个景点的印章可以领到小礼物，超级卡哇伊有木有～ 可惜我最后没去北门那里盖章，因为园子实在很大，说是日本最大的巡游庭园，而它地处的香川县却是全国最小的县，厉害呀。

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