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stone lantern
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En'yō-tei 延養亭
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view across Sawa-no-ike 沢の池 toward Yuishinzan 唯心山
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"fishing palace" 釣殿 on Mino-shima 御野島
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Seiden 井田 rice fields harken back to a time when rice fields were spread throughout the garden
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tea plantation 茶畑
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green maple leaves 青楓 in Chishio-no-mori 千入の森
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bamboo grove
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this tree needed some assistance
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Okayama Castle 岡山城 a.k.a. Crow Castle Crow Castle 烏城 for its striking black color
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weeping cherry trees しだれ桜 in early summer
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yatsusashi 八橋
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grey heron アオサギ
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grey heron アオサギ
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Ryūten 流店 pavilion
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Ryūten 流店 pavilion
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Chasodō 茶祖堂
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irises
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tree arching over a stream
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stepping stones across a shallow stream
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irises
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stream with cycads ソテツ in the background
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trees on the side of Yuishinzan 唯心山
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panoramic view of the gardens from atop Yuishinzan 唯心山
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Ōdateishi 大立石 begirded by lotuses in Kayō-no-ike 花葉の池
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Kayō-no-ike 花葉の池 teeming with lotuses
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Ōdateishi 大立石, this time with hydrangea in the foreground
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a colorful maple tree amongst garden scenery
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stepping stones leading to En'yō-tei 延養亭