Suizenji Jojuen Garden

My first impression of the park is Wow! Traditional Japanese ponds are surrounded by meticulously manicured mounds. The mounds are key because they separate you from the noise and greyness of the city. Suizenji is in the middle of the city yet it feels peaceful like the countryside.

The garden reproduces the 53 post stations of the Tokaido, the important road, which connected Edo with Kyoto during the Edo Period, in miniature form, including a small Mt. Fuji.

Beautiful arched bridges. Motionless cranes waiting to catch fish. Gold, white and brown koi everywhere. A Shinto shrine with red gates at the entrance. What a beautiful park.