Tsutsujigaoka Park
{{Short description|Park in Japan}}
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| name = Tsutsujigaoka Park
| native_name = 躑躅ヶ岡公園
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| photo_caption = Tsutsujigaoka Park
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| type = Japanese garden
| location = Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan
| coords ={{Coord|36|14|33.2|N|139|33|11.1|E|region:JP-10|display=title}}
| area = 49,890 square meters
| created = Edo period
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| status = Open
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The {{nihongo|Tsutsujigaoka Park|躑躅ヶ岡公園| Tsutsujigaoka Kōen}} is a Japanese garden located in the city of Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, which is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty.{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/542 |title=躑躅ヶ岡（ツツジ） |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=10 July 2020}} It is also one of then "100 Japanese historical parks" designated in 2006 by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to mark the 50th anniversary of the Urban Parks Law.
Overview
This park was originally a garden for the daimyō of Tatebayashi Domain and was constructed in the early Edo period. It contains about 10,000 azalea plants, some of which are over 800 years old and is a popular sightseeing spot in Gunma Prefecture when the plants bloom from late April to early May.{{cite web |title=Jomo Karuta. English Version.（群馬県立女子大学外国語教育研究所訳）｜郷土かるたコレクション |url=https://carta.media.gunma-u.ac.jp/gunma/data_281jomoenglish/index.html |website=carta.media.gunma-u.ac.jp |publisher=群馬県立女子大学 |access-date=17 June 2022}} The park formerly contained a greenhouse with exotic plants (closed in 2010) and an aquarium (closed in 2015). The park has a total area of 49,890 square meters. It was designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty in 1934.
It is located about 25 minutes on foot from Tatebayashi Station on the Tobu Railway Isesaki Line.
It is featured as the 'ha' card in Jomo Karuta.
Gallery
TsutsujiParkTatebayashi20100502.jpg
TsutsujiKoenTunnel.jpg
TsutsujiGaokaKoen.jpg
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.visitgunma.jp/en/sightseeing/detail.php?sightseeing_id=56 Tourist Guide of Gunma Prefecture]
- [https://www.tobu.co.jp/en/sightseeing/recommend/tourism/146.html Tobu Railways home page]
- [https://www.city.tatebayashi.gunma.jp/tsutsuji/ Tatebayashi City home page] {{in lang|ja}}
Category:Gardens in Gunma Prefecture
Category:Places of Scenic Beauty
Category:Hanami spots of Japan
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