Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu was a samurai who lived during the rule of the fifth Tokugawa shogun, Tsunayoshi. He was one of the favorite shogun's advisers, and for his services he received a piece of land in Edo, in the today's Bunkyo ward. On this land he built a garden which remained until today one of the most important gardens in Tokyo, Rikugi-en.
Everything we see in this picture, the pond, the islands, and the hills were built on what was originally just flat land, after a work that took about 7 years.
EXIF info:
Nikon Df
Lens: 14mm F/2.8D
Focal Length: 14mm
Aperture: F/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/4000s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 500