Okayama Tour : Gorakuen, One of Three Great Gardens in Japan and Okayama Castle
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This is a shopping street in Okayama, Japan. It is said that there is an exhibition of Demon Slayer’s Blade paintings at a nearby art museum. This is my favorite anime. This is the entrance to Korakuen, said to be one of Japan’s three greatest gardens. Across the river is Korakuen Garden.
First, let’s go to Okayama Castle visible in the distance . When you walk here, you can see people take their dogs with them. They are a different type of dogs than the dogs in Korea . It’s fun to look at the buildings and trees. It’s a black colored castle. Nearby Himeji Castle
Is famous for its white castle, which is the opposite color. There must have been a battle here in the past, right? Let’s go in and have a quick look. It’s winter, but some flowers are blooming and it’s pretty. After crossing this old-looking bridge, you can enter Korakuen.
There was an earthquake in Japan recently. I am afraid an earthquake while crossing a bridge. There are also boats to ride and play. ‘Okayama Korakuen’ is written on the stone. Rakuen means paradise. When I went to the ticket office, they told me that admission time had just ended.
I have to come back tomorrow. On the way back, students on bicycles are leaving school. It’s like a scene from a Japanese animation. This is a large shopping mall next to Okayama Station. I remember eating Nagasaki Jjambbong here when I came during the Corona period in early 2020.
I remember that its area was large and there were a lot to eat. I went in and had a delicious dinner. I’m heading to Korakuen again the next morning. The weather is clearer than yesterday, so the sky is really blue and clean. They say that Okayama is nicknamed the Land of Sunshine, and
Today I understand why. I’m heading to the Korakuen ticket office. For reference, the three greatest gardens in Japan are Kenroku-en in Kanazawa City, Koraku-en in Okayama City, and Kairaku-en in Mito City. The admission fee for adults is about 3 dollars. I’ll buy it from the vending machine.
When I came here in 2020, it was spring, so the park was green and so nice. It may not be all green because it’s winter, but let’s look at a winter landscape with pine trees. The color of the grass is ocher, but the trees are green, which is nice.
The garden was beautifully created for the king and nobles living in the castle to stroll around. It was created in 1700, so the garden is over 300 years old. Pretty flowers that bloom in winter. All the carp are gathered here. Does anyone know why?
Is there anything to eat? Is it because it’s cold? This is my first time seeing such scene. If you go up, there seems to be an observatory. It’s on the lake side of the garden. There is a garden behind me with many trees. It is quite large, so you
Can see it all in 2 hours. For sightseeing, spring, summer, and fall are better than winter. I prefer places where there aren’t many people, so a winter garden is nice to me. It’s fascinating to see flowers blooming in winter .