The garden illustrated in this Plate is that of a gentleman's suburban villa in the district called Bancho. The residence, which is partly one-storied and partly two-storied, is an ordinary middle class dwelling. The grounds are partly turfed, with an earthen walk immediately in front of the building; and, across the turf and beaten earth alike, pathways are formed of large irregular slabs of Nebukawa stone�a kind of schist produced in the neighbourhood of Odawara. In the background may be seen a sunken gravelled basin, representing a stream, crossed by a curved wooden bridge which is connected with the principal line of stepping stones. On the opposite side of this bridge is a low hillock thickly planted with small trees and adorned with a large stone lantern and quaintly shaped rocks. Still further in the background may be seen three other granite lanterns of different shapes, and a stone well-border with a frame made out of a tree-trunk, with a cross-piece, and tiny roof to protect the well-pully. Azalea and olea bushes occupy the foreground, which is simple and somewhat bare in character.
