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Seizansō 西山荘

The Seizansō (西山荘), also known as the Nishiyama Goten (西山御殿) was the retirement villa of Tokugawa Mitsukuni, the second daimyō of Mito Domain under the Edo Period Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. It is located in the city of Hitachiōta, Ibaraki. The villa was designated a National Historic Site and its gardens a National Place of Scenic Beauty in 2007.

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Seizansō — 西山荘
Photo: トリー准将 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
LocationHitachiōta-shi, Ibaraki (常陸太田市 茨城県)
Coordinates36.54125, 140.50631 · Open in Google Maps
TypeGarden
Cultural propertyPlace of Scenic Beauty, Historic Site of Japan
Official websitehttp://www.tokugawa.gr.jp/seizanso/

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