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Sankei-en 三溪園

Sankei-en (三溪園, Three Creeks Garden) is a traditional Japanese-style garden in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan, which opened in 1906. Sankei-en was designed and built by Tomitaro Hara (原富太郎) (1868–1939), known by the pseudonym Sankei Hara, who was a silk trader.

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Sankei-en — 三溪園
Photo: Urashimataro · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
LocationHonmoku-Sannotani, Kanagawa (本牧三之谷 神奈川県)
Coordinates35.41695, 139.66004 · Open in Google Maps
TypeJapanese garden
Cultural propertyPlace of Scenic Beauty, Important Cultural Property of Japan
Established1906
Official websitehttps://www.sankeien.or.jp/

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