Shofu-en

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| name = Shōfū-en

| native_name = 松風園

| native_name_lang = Japanese

| image = Shofu-en 11.jpg

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| image_caption = Shōfū-en's tea ceremony room

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| type = Japanese Garden

| location = Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

| opened = {{start date|2007|07|01}}

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| coordinates = {{Coord|33.5740545|130.3961686}}

| founder = Zenpachi Tanakamaru

| area = 2405.2 {{cite web|url=http://www.shofuen.net/|script-title=ja:施設のご紹介|trans-title=Introduction of facilities|accessdate=December 28, 2017|publisher=Shōfu-en|language=Japanese}}

| created = 2007

| operator = The city of Fukuoka

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{{Nihongo|Shōfū-en|松風園}} is a Japanese garden attached to a former tea ceremony room in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.

History

The Shōfū-en garden was built in early 1950s by Zenpachi Tanakamaru, the founder of Fukuoka Tamaya (:ja:福岡玉屋), once one of the major department stores in Fukuoka, was located here.

The old house named Shofu-so (松風荘), originally the private residence of the Tanakamaru family. The site of the house went under a renewal and reopened in July 2007 as Shofu-en park. Shofu-an (松風庵), the tea room which was long used by Tanakamaru family is preserved in its original condition.

The Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden is nearby.

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