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Saturday 06th September, 01:00 PM JST

Okayama Korakuen Gardens, designated as one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, are lit up for the summer with 4,000 lights.

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hellyhansen at 05:40 PM JST - 6th September

Cwhite,

They are using LIGHTS to accent the damn place. Lights are generally not natural especially at night.
cwhite at 06:49 PM JST - 6th September

well you know what I mean, if it was Christmas it be perfect but multi-coloured lighting for a Japanese Garden. Something like this would be more pleasant:

http://blog.so-net.ne.jp/images/blog/1ea/marshu/image/2008-03-30T22:17:46-a630e.jpg
TeruSensei at 07:17 PM JST - 6th September

I love Korakuen.

Great memories of strolling around before heading off to work.
eresay at 08:06 PM JST - 6th September

I was disappointed with this garden, just lots of lawn. Because it is considered one of the top 3 gardens in Japan, I thought it would be ornate and intimate like the nice gardens in Kyoto.

I guess it's considered special because how often do you see large public-access areas with sweeping lawns in Japan?
ExPrinceska at 09:19 PM JST - 6th September

I have never been to this garden but the picture is really beautiful and well and professionally taken.
Sarge at 09:22 PM JST - 6th September

The Princess just took the words right out of my mouth!
ExPrinceska at 09:26 PM JST - 6th September

Well, Sarge, it is so refreshing to see a nature photo after all the models in swimsuits, jeans and lux shampoo.
Sarge at 09:32 PM JST - 6th September

Princess - Agree, it certainly is refreshing!
bamboohat at 10:28 PM JST - 6th September

Beautiful pic. I checked out the garden a few months ago. Very nice looking, although with all the people and the obvious "stay off the grass" feel to it, I sometimes felt like I was at the "Japanese Garden" ride at disneyland.

I would definately take people to see it, if they were only in Japan for a short bit.

I actually kind of prefer the smaller castle garden in my own neighborhood, where you can bust out the blue tarps and chill under the cherry blossums.
TeruSensei at 10:57 PM JST - 6th September

There is much more to Korakuen than the lawn.
ichinensei at 11:28 PM JST - 6th September

I like Korakuen too. I liked it better than Kenrokeun in Kanazawa.
eresay at 12:13 AM JST - 7th September

Kenrokeun in Kanazawa is best seen in winter. bamboohat, there are large areas of Korakuen where you are encouraged to walk on the grass.

TeruSensei care to elaborate? The caged Tsuru? Stock standard trees found just outside the garden where you dont have to pay to see them?
HonestDictator at 12:20 AM JST - 7th September

Agree with the non-sarcastic folk, its awful purty them there lights 'n grassy green.
GW at 12:24 AM JST - 7th September

this is not a shot of nature, its a man made maintained garden, & this pic is nice but its just a snapshot of a nice garden, nice place to visit but nothing natural about the place, some of you folks are starting to think like the locals, ie a bonsai is nature...........I think bonsai are great but they aint nature
akaguma at 01:54 AM JST - 7th September

thank you so much to all the people who have posted information relating to their sight of this garden. now I know what a blind man feels like.