Sankei Garden

park, Yokohama, Japan

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Sankei Garden is a park located in Yokohama, Japan, south of the city center. It was built and gifted to the city by a 19th-century silk merchant. Originally situated by the bay, land reclamation has moved it further inland. The garden features a collection of historic buildings that were relocated from other parts of Japan, including an ancient pagoda.12

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The Sankei Garden, some distance south of the city centre, was built and presented to the city by a 19th-century silk merchant. The park once reposed by the bay, but reclamation has put it inland some distance and in some measure lessened its beauty. It contains…
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The Sankei Garden, some distance south of the city centre, was built and presented to the city by a 19th-century silk merchant. The park once reposed by the bay, but reclamation has put it inland some distance and in some measure lessened its beauty. It contains…
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