Suizen-ji Jōju-en

Suizen-ji Jōju-en
水前寺成趣園
Suizen-ji Jōju-en
TypeJapanese garden
LocationKumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates32°47′28″N 130°44′05″E / 32.791092°N 130.734594°E / 32.791092; 130.734594
Area60,275 square meters
Created1636

Suizen-ji Jōju-en (水前寺成趣園) is a tsukiyama Japanese garden located within Suizen-ji Park (水前寺公園, Suizen-ji Kōen) in the eastern part of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It was built during the Edo period by the Hosokawa clan, the daimyō of Kumamoto Domain. It is commonly known as "Suizenji Park". Its area is approximately 73,000 square meters. The garden features an artificial hill which is said to be modeled after Mount Fuji. The gardens were designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty and a National Historic Site in 1929.