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Chōfu Garden

長府庭園

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Gardens

Open Opens at 9:00-17:00

Recommended sightseeing time:1-2 hour

Address:

8-11 Chōfukuromon Higashimachi, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi 752-0986, JapanMap

Phone+81 83-246-4120

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This is a renovated Japanese garden built on the basis of the remains of the residence of the chief vassal of the Chofu Mori clan, "Sei Yunchang". Covering an area of about 31,000 square meters, there are landscapes such as a study room, a tea room, and a small stream in the center of the pool. In the 7th year of Taisho (1918), Sun Wen, a famous Chinese politician, presented the seeds of Chinese ancient lotus to Takashi Tanaka, who lived in Changfu, which was cultivated by Ichiro Oga, an expert on lotus research. From mid-July to August, white pottery with pale pink flowers. This lotus blooms at dawn, opens in the morning and closes in the afternoon. 2 or 3 days over and over again. It is also a famous place for viewing maple leaves.

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kimitakas
Beautiful Japanese garden
Chofu Garden used to be a garden of Nishi Yukinaga, a high ranking Samurai. As I visited, the season of cherry blossoms was already gone. However, fresh green was vivid, refreshing and impressive. It ...
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Reviewed on Apr 13, 2021
BZimm08
Nice stop while touring Shimonoseki
I toured Shimonoseki for a day and Chofu Garden was the first stop. My tour had like 1.5 hours here which I feel is to much. I think an hour is more then enough time here at the Garden. It is a very p...
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Reviewed on Nov 25, 2019
tadJapan
If you are to see autumn leaves in Shimonoseki now, this is the right place.
We visited Chofu Teien(garden) yesterday(Nov 19). Autumn leaves are beautiful now! You should not miss the beauty in the Japanese garden when the leaves are red. Some of the pictures I took may persua...
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Reviewed on Nov 20, 2017
Happiness810220
紅葉が美しい
紅葉を見にツアーで訪問しました。３万平方メートルもある広大な敷地に、池を中心に書院、茶室、小川、回遊式庭園があります。蔵も２つもあります。良く晴れて暖かく、もみじの紅葉が池にも映り、かっこんと、鹿威しが鳴り、日本の秋を実感しました。
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Reviewed on Nov 25, 2022
Navigator806803
下関市観光にて
JR下関駅からバスを利用して行きました。庭園には孫文が長府に来住した時に渡した中国古蓮を育成して発芽させた「孫文蓮」がありました。天気が悪かったですが、落ち着いた雰囲気の庭園で良かったですね○
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Reviewed on Oct 14, 2019

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