A Study on the Historic Site of Ekisyuukan Garden in Sumoto Castle Town

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  • NISHI Katsura
    Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Landscape Planning & Horticulture Academy

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  • 洲本城下・旧益習館庭園の考察
  • スモト ジョウカ ・ キュウエキシュウカン テイエン ノ コウサツ

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Abstract

In the Edo era, Tokushima domain ruled Awaji Province (Awaji Island). And the Tokushima domain dispatched Inada chief retainer to Sumoto. In Sumoto, a castle town was formed in those days. The samurai residence (Daimyo’s suburban residence) of the chief vassal of Inada was built backed by a Mt. Magatayama. These mountain area is the Izumi Group. And this mountain is a sandstone. The garden groups of suburban residence utilizes the native rock of the rocky mountain and is made. There is the villa residence of Inada chief retainer (Sei-sou) in the center of the garden groups. This villa residence became the private school later. In addition, this private school became the center place of the Kougo incidents (Inada riot). This samurai residence of Daimyo’s suburban residence is not left to the then building. However, there are several garden remains of an ancient structure around Ekishuukan private school. This garden put native rock of the huge stone and man-made arrangement of garden rocks together wonderfully. This garden utilized the huge stone is evaluated as a specific garden in Japan. It sees the total picture of the garden to consider this historic site of Ekishuukan private school.

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  • Nippon Teien Gakkaishi

    Nippon Teien Gakkaishi 2015 (29), 29_83-29_92, 2015

    The Academic Society of Japanese Garden

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