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Ritsurin Garden is one of the most famous historical gardens in Japan. The garden is situated in the city of Takamatsu and is considered one of its main attractions. The garden contains a tea house, various folk art and craft exhibits (including the Sanuki Folk Craft Museum), as well as various folk art and craft items for sale.
A tour through the garden generally takes one to two hours. There are various bridges, footpaths and small hills which offer a beautiful view of the garden and the surrounding scenery, most notably Mt. Shiun　at the western border of the garden.
The garden covers 750,000 square meters. Among the features of the garden are:

• Kikugetsu-tei (Moon Scooping Pavilion): This teahouse located in the southern section of the garden was built in the early years of the Edo period (around 1640).
  Hakomatsu: Carefully cultivated black pine trees; their branches, twigs, and needles are elaborately trimmed into geometrical shapes and figures.
  Kikugetsu-tei
  Hiraiho
  Fuyo-ho
  Wild Duck Hunting Moat
  Sai-ko (Western Lake)
  Nan-ko (Southern Lake)

The many ponds and streams are full of koi and the pond at the Tea House has benches where visitors may sit and feed the fish from breadsticks purchased at the Tea House.



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JAN.  7A.M. – 5P.M.
FEB.  7A.M. – 5P.M.
MAR.  6:30A.M. – 6P.M.
APR.  5:30A.M. – 6:30P.M.
MAY.  5:30A.M. – 6:30P.M.
JUN.  5:30A.M. – 7P.M.
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SEP.  5:30A.M. – 6:30P.M.
OCT.  6A.M. – 5:30P.M.
NOV.  6:30A.M. – 5P.M.
DEC.  7A.M. – 5P.M.
 
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Adult  410 JPY
Kid   170 JPY