Not only were the gardens attached to the Edo mansions of the feudal lords noteworthy, but in various parts of the country were made gardens of surpassing beauty and merit, some of which over-shadowed Shogun's own gardens in Edo. Such as Kenroku-yen of the lord of Kaga, Ritsurin-yen of the lord of Sanuki, and Koraku-yen of the lord of Bizen, all of which are still in a good state of preservation, are worthy of mention as evidences of the importance the gardens have assumed throughout the feudal Nippon.
[Kenroku-en (???, Six Attributes Garden), located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, is an old private garden developed from the 1620s to 1840s by the Maeda clan, the daimyo who ruled the former Kaga Domain. Wikipedia, 2007]
[Ritsurin Park (????, Ritsurin Koen?) (?? means chestnut grove) is one of the most famous and most beautiful historical parks in Japan. The park is situated in the city of Takamatsu and is considered one of its main attractions. Wikipedia, 2007]
