Photographed here is one of the 7 samurai gardens in Chiran, Kagoshima, registered as National Cultural assets. Built 250 years ago, it belongs to the Hirayama Katsumi residence, covering a surface of 277 square meters.
It is a karesansui ("dry landscape") garden made with topiary shrubs and carefully chosen rocks either left in their natural shape or discreetly sculpted into stone lanterns.
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