Kōsetsu-en explained

is a garden that fuses Japanese and Western styles in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan. It was constructed in 1898 (or alternatively 1895) by a prominent merchant by the name of Iwafune.[1] The gardens are a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Iwafune Gardens (Kōsetsu-en) . . 10 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120605083706/http://www.city.hakodate.hokkaido.jp/board_of_edu/lifelong_learning/museum/collection/bunka/1_10.html . 5 June 2012 .
  2. Web site: 旧岩船氏庭園 (香雪園) . . 10 February 2012.

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