ryuuchishiki teien　竜池式庭園

KEY WORD :　architecture / gardens

Lit. dragon pond style. A type of garden featuring a sharply curving pond reminiscent of a dragon's serpentine body. Good examples include the Kamakura period garden ponds at Toukouji 東光寺 in Yamanashi prefecture, and Kenchouji 建長寺 in Kanagawa prefecture.

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