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Kōraku-en 後楽園

Kōraku-en (後楽園, Kōrakuen) is a Japanese garden located in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture. It is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, along with Kenroku-en and Kairaku-en. Korakuen was built in 1700 by Ikeda Tsunamasa, lord of Okayama. The garden reached its modern form in 1863.

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Kōraku-en — 後楽園
Photo: 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
LocationKita-ku, Okayama (北区 岡山県)
Coordinates34.66766, 133.93506 · Open in Google Maps
TypeDaimyō garden (feudal lord's garden)
Cultural propertySpecial Place of Scenic Beauty, Place of Scenic Beauty
Established1700
Official websitehttps://okayama-korakuen.jp/

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