Kotohiki Park

Kotohiki Park (琴弾公園, Kotohiki kōen) is a city park located in the city of Kan'onji, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan on the island of Shikoku.

The park is famous for its Zenigata suna-e (銭形砂絵) (lit.

'coin-shaped sand-drawing'), dating in origins to 1633 when it was created by the local people to greet their new daimyō Ikoma Takatoshi;[1] Its gardens were designed by gardener Ozawa Keijiro and are noted for cherry blossoms, azaleas, wisteria, and camellias.

[3] The park is located near Jinne-in (神恵院) and Kannon-ji (観音寺), temples 68 and 69 of the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage;[4] Kotohiki Hachiman-gū; and the pine-clad Ariake beach.

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