Shugakuin Imperial Villa
Set of gardens and outbuildings in Kyoto, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Shugaku-in Imperial Villa (修学院離宮, Shugaku-in Rikyū), or Shugaku-in Detached Palace, is a set of gardens and outbuildings (mostly teahouses) in the hills of the eastern suburbs of Kyoto, Japan (separate from the Kyoto Imperial Palace). It is one of Japan's most important large-scale cultural treasures; its gardens are one of the great masterpieces of Japanese gardening.
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Shugaku-in Imperial Villa (修学院離宮, Shugaku-in Rikyū) | |
Type | Japanese garden |
Location | Kyoto, Japan |
Coordinates | 35°03′13″N 135°48′06″E |
Created | 1655 |
Although styled as a "detached palace", often translated as "imperial villa", there were never any large-scale buildings there, as there are at the Katsura Imperial Villa. The 53-hectare (133 acre) grounds actually include three separate gardens, the Lower Garden, Middle Garden (a later addition), and Upper Garden, of which the latter is the most important.
The Imperial Household Agency administers it, and accepts visitors by appointment.