Located on the grounds of the landmark tower in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, this masterpiece of a hotel garden was created by contemporary landscape architects Shunmyo Masuno and Toemon Sano.
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Main Bldg. 1F
Take in a view of the garden from Garden, the lobby lounge on the 1st floor.
Enjoy a splendid tea time as you gaze upon the beauty of the Japanese garden.
About Bakushotei Bakushotei Japanese Garden
Bakushotei, a Masterpiece Hotel Garden
This Japanese garden is comprised of a main garden with water scenery that includes a pond, stream, and a waterfall, as well as a dry garden made of white sand, along with an open area with a teahouse as its centerpiece.
The design of the garden evokes the scenery of the Seto Inland Sea, featuring its symbolic granite islands boldly protruding from the water and the 350-year-old black pine trees that grow on them. It was given the name “Bakushotei”, which means “Waterfall Pine Garden”, based on its distinctive pine and waterfall themes.
Impressive Garden Views from Lounge and Restaurant
The best place to view the garden is from the front of the lounge on the 1st floor, where you can see the dry garden in the foreground and Shosentei, a separate tatami room of the Japanese restaurant Iyoji in the background, which creates a very picturesque appearance.
The waterfall, which flows from ground level to underground, cannot be seen from the lounge, but the top of it can be viewed from the Japanese restaurant Iyoji, and the entirety of the waterfall can be viewed from the Chinese restaurant Ryugu, which is located on the basement level.
About the Landscape Designer & Gardener
- Design: Shunmyo Masuno
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- Shunmyo Masuno is a Japanese Buddhist monk and garden landscape designer. He is the head priest of Soto Sect Tokuyu-san Kenkohji Zen Temple, and the manager of the Soto Sect Sanzen Dojo. He is also the president of Japan Landscape Consultants Ltd., Professor Emeritus at Tama Art University, and master of the Beijing DeTao Masters Academy. He was born in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
- Construction: Toemon Sano
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- Toemon Sano is the name of a master gardener. This name has been inherited by the head of the garden landscaping business, Uetoh Zohen, in Sagano, Kyoto.
- Since 1832, successive generations of those who take the name of Toemon have been in charge of the landscaping for Omuro Palace on the grounds of Ninnaji Temple.
- Toemon Sano (b.1928), the 16th-generation head of the business, is a Japanese landscape architect and garden designer.
- He serves as chairman of the garden landscaping business Uetoh Zohen Co., Ltd. He is also involved in the maintenance of Katsura and Shugakuin imperial villas.
- He worked together with Isamu Noguchi to create the Japanese garden at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. He was born in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.
- Supervision: Japan Landscape Consultants Ltd.
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- Japan Landscape Consultants Ltd. has overseen garden designs not only in Japan but also in countries such as China, Indonesia, and Singapore. Their creative works centered on the theme of Zen and Japanese gardens have receive high acclaim both in Japan and overseas.