Wednesday, December 13, 2006

At the Korakuen Garden, Okayama, Japan


The resting place for tourists and visitors...



The Japanese crane captive breeding facility at the Korakuen Garden...





The Korakuen Garden landscape... remarkably well-maintained...


The Resting Stand for tourists and visitors to the Korakuen Garden...


Ancient hut design preserved through actual use at Korakuen Garden...




A view of the Okayama Castle from the Korakuen Garden...

Korakuen Garden trees protected from pests...









Posing in front of the ancient walkway to the historical green tea house... Tea is still served there in the ancient style, with a person dressed appropriately...












The unique hut with the river stream flowing through it... historically maintained...








The sacred goldfish... spectacular colours... some of them are more than 3 feet in length...




The ancient hut design kept preserved in the Korakuen Gardens... Notice the perfect thatch roof... and the nets in the ponds to protect the sacred goldfish from being eaten by birds of prey...



Photographs of the Korakuen Gardens... Beautiful in autumn colours...


A close up if you did not feel satisfied with the photograph below ---


Posing at the rear walls of the Okayama Castle, enroute to the Korakuen Garden

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