Shōfū-en (松風園) is a Japanese garden attached to a former tea ceremony room in Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
History
The Shōfū-en garden was built in early 1950s by Zenpachi Tanakamaru, the founder of Fukuoka Tamaya (ja:福岡玉屋), once one of the major department stores in Fukuoka, was located here.
The old house named Shofu-so (松風荘), originally the private residence of the Tanakamaru family. The site of the house went under a renewal and reopened in July 2007 as Shofu-en park. Shofu-an (松風庵), the tea room which was long used by Tanakamaru family is preserved in its original condition.
The Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Garden is nearby.
References
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Yokanavi.com (in English)
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