The Kin-En, generally known as the Fukiage Garden, formed originally a part of the grounds of the old Yedo Castle. A historical description noting the various changes through which it has passed is given in "Landscape Gardening in Japan." At present this garden is included within the grounds of the central Palace of the Emperor, and is no longer accessible to the public. The upper illustration on Plate IV. shows a portion of the hill-garden as it existed some few years ago, the centre being occupied by a curious rockery and a cascade consisting of two falls. The upper waterfall leaps from the hill-side into a basin formed by a rocky cliff, and the overflow from this forms the second torrent. Flanking this lower cascade may be observed the "Statue Stone," or "Guardian Stone," fully described in the preceding treatise upon Japanese Gardening; and on the opposite side of the view are two stone lanterns of different designs, one on the hillock, and one on the level below. The foreground is occupied by large recumbent rocks and a row of stepping stones leading to the rocky pathway which crosses the hills of the background past another stone standard-lantern of what is called the Kasuga shape. The lower illustration shows a portion of the grass-covered moor, or park, of this garden, ornamented with rounded bushes, clumps of handsome trees, and an enormous stone lantern of the "Snow-scene" class. At the side may be seen the end of the Fukiage lake, a small sheet of water, with clipped bushes and a few rocks on its banks.
