The Asaka Branch of the Japanese Royal Family was founded in 1906 by Prince Yasuhiko who was the eighth son of Prince Kuni Asahiko. He spent time in France in the 1920's and was greatly influenced by the Art Deco movement. After returning to Japan he built a palace with his wife. The Palace is all things art deco but the attached gardens are pure Japanese. It was small but it was densely packed with trees and bushes. There was running water cascading down one side of the pond and a bamboo fence lined path for us to take.
A wide street to enter the park
In the garden
It is lush with foliage
Magnificent trees
Quaint gate
A Tea House
Some ceramic pieces
Random shapes
Great trees all throughout the garden
Bamboo fencing
Where will the path take us?
The lake from a different angle
More ceramic pieces
Like origami only with clay
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