5/5 七面鳥放浪記 1 year ago on Google
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Great
to
say
the
least.
Most
of
the
Botanen
gardens
in
Japan
are
just
a
collection
of
potted
plants
or
large
flower
beds,
but
this
is
a
carefully
arranged
garden
that
is
full
of
charm
as
a
landscape.
In
addition
to
the
luster
of
the
peony,
which
is
the
main
character,
the
beauty
of
the
stone
Kusunoki
flowers
that
decorate
the
surroundings
of
the
peony
is
also
exceptional.
Moss
phlox,
double
cherry
blossoms,
wisteria,
and
tulips
are
literally
filled
with
supporting
characters.
And
the
garden
as
a
stage
where
flowers
are
in
full
bloom
is
well
made.
It
separates
the
garden
from
the
outside
world,
brings
about
moderate
changes,
and
creates
a
landscape
with
flowers.
It
is
a
first-class
garden,
and
it
is
no
wonder
that
it
is
the
only
nationally
designated
scenic
spot
for
a
peony
garden.
It
was
Gentaro
Yaginuma,
the
third
owner
of
the
garden,
who
expanded
this
former
herb
garden
to
the
current
scale.
Gentaro,
who
took
over
the
management
of
the
peony
garden
from
his
father,
loved
peony
from
the
bottom
of
his
heart,
and
even
though
he
was
the
eldest
son
of
a
merchant,
he
went
on
to
study
at
Tokyo
Agricultural
University
(currently
the
Faculty
of
Agriculture,
University
of
Tokyo)
to
grow
peony.
I
realize
that
this
is
what
makes
this
look
even
if
it
is
this
commitment.
There
is
a
statue
in
the
park
that
honors
Gentaro's
achievements.
The
two
pairs
of
stone
sculptures
in
the
park
are
by
Torayoshi
Komatsu,
a
mason
who
has
left
many
works
centered
around
Shirakawa.
One
pair
is
Ame-no-Uzume
and
chicken,
and
the
other
pair
is
Aun's
guardian
dog,
which
Torayoshi
is
most
good
at.
All
of
them
are
delicate,
dynamic,
and
charming
works,
but
apart
from
Tianyu's
life
and
chickens,
the
guardian
dogs
are
treated
with
a
stone
monument
that
doesn't
matter,
which
is
a
shame.
..
Although
improvement
is
desired
only
in
the
placement
of
guardian
dogs,
there
are
only
words
of
praise
for
others,
and
the
evaluation
is
★
5.
(Original)
控えめに言っても最高です。
日本にあまたある牡丹園のほとんどは数だけ集めた鉢植か大きな花壇に過ぎませんが、ここは丁寧に整えられた庭園であり、景観としての魅力にあふれています。主役となる牡丹の艶やかさもさることながら、牡丹のまわりを彩る石楠花の美しさもまた格別です。芝桜に八重桜、藤、チューリップのあたりは脇役に徹して文字通り花をそえています。そして花々の咲き誇る舞台としての庭園がまたよくできています。園内を外界と隔て、ほどよい変化をもたらし、花のある風景を演出しています。庭園としても一級品であり、牡丹園としては唯一の国指定名勝であるのもうなずけます。
元は薬草園であったここを現在の規模にまで拡張したのは、三代目園主の柳沼源太郎です。父から牡丹園の運営を引き継いだ源太郎は心から牡丹を愛していて、商家の長男でありながら牡丹栽培のために東京農科大学（現・東京大学農学部）に進学したほどです。このこだわりあってこそのこの見ごたえなのだと実感します。園内には源太郎の功績を顕彰する銅像があります。
園内にある二対の石造彫刻は、白河を中心に多くの作品を残す石工の小松寅吉によるものです。一対は天宇受売命と鶏、もう一対は寅吉がもっとも得意とした阿吽の狛犬です。いずれも精緻かつ躍動的で愛嬌もある秀作ですが、、天宇受売命と鶏はともかく、狛犬の方は凡百のわりとどうでもいい石碑の添えものがごときあつかいで、何とも残念な限りです。
狛犬の配置だけは改善が望まれるものの、他はもう称賛の言葉しかなく、評価は★五つです。
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