Shukkei-en

Shukkei-en (縮景園) is a historic Japanese garden in the city of Hiroshima, Japan.

Construction began in 1620 during the Edo period at the order of Asano Nagaakira, daimyō of the Hiroshima han.

Shukkei-en was constructed by Ueda Sōko, who served lord Asano as chief retainer (karō) of the domain and as a tea master.

The gardens were opened to the public, and in 1940 the Asano family donated them to Hiroshima Prefecture.

Being a short walk from ground zero of the nuclear attack on Hiroshima, Shukkei-en suffered extensive damage, and then became a refuge for victims of the war.

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