Week 2

Question 1

When was Rikugien Gardens constructed?

Answer 1

1702

Question 2

When was Rikugien Gardens designated as a Special Place of Scenic Beauty (SPSB)?

Answer 2

1953

Question 3

Who lived in Rikugien Gardens during the Meiji Period?

Answer 3

Iwasaki Yataro

Question 4

What was the garden originally called in “Rikugien-ki” edited by Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu?

Answer 4

Mukusa-no-sono

Question 5

What do Imo-no-yama and Se-no-yama represent?

Answer 5

They represent the relationship between man and woman.

Question 6

What is the name of the highest manmade hill in Rikugien Gardens?

Answer 6

Fujishiro-toge

Question 7

What is the name of the stone bridge in Rikugien Gardens?

Answer 7

Togetsukyo

Question 8

What is the significance of Tsutsuji-chaya?

Answer 8

It is a teahouse that survived the war and retains its original style

Question 9

What can visitors enjoy from Takimi-chaya?

Answer 9

Views of the rock formations and waterfall

Question 10

Which tea house in Rikugien Gardens was built using the used wood materials of azalea?

Answer 10

Tsutsuji-chaya

Question 11

What is the significance of Horai-jima?

Answer 11

It is a arch-shaped stone islet based on the theme of immortality

Question 12

When was Kyū-Furukawa Gardens designated as a Place of Scenic Beauty?

Answer 12

2006

Question 13

Who was the original owner of the land on which Kyu Furukawa Gardens was built?

Answer 13

Mutsu Munemitsu

Question 14

What is the material used for the outer walls of the stone-made western-style residence in Kyu Furukawa Gardens?

Answer 14

Shin-Komatsu-ishi

Question 15

What is the symbol plant for Princess Mako that covers the stone walls in the western-style garden?

Answer 15

Banksia rose

Question 16

What is the shape of the Shinji-ike pond in Kyu Furukawa Gardens?

Answer 16

Chinese character “心 (mind)”

Question 17

What is Karetaki?

Answer 17

A dry waterfall in the garden

Question 18

How high is the Otaki waterfall in Kyu Furukawa Gardens?

Answer 18

More than 10m

Question 19

Who completed the Japanese garden in Kyu Furukawa Gardens?

Answer 19

Ogawa Jihei

Question 20

Who was responsible for designing the Rokumeikan and the Nicolai-do Cathedral?

Answer 20

Josiah Conder

Question 21

What was Rikugien Gardens created based off of?

Answer 21

Theme of waka poetry in the 15th year of Genroku by confidate
[Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu].
He was the confidate of
[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi].

Question 22

Where does the name “Rikugien” come from?

Answer 22

The system for dividing Chinese poetry into six categories.

Question 23

What is Waka?

Answer 23

Japanese poetry, specifically the court poetry of the 6th - 14th century, including such forms as the chōka and sedōka, in contrast to such later forms as renga, haikai, and haiku.
The term waka also is used, however, as a synonym for tanka (“short poem”), which
is the basic form of Japanese poetry.

Question 24

What are some buildings by Josiah Conder?

Answer 24

• Ueno Imperial Museum (Tokyo National Museum)
• Iwasaki Villa
• Rokumeikan

Question 25

What did Tatsuno Kingo design?

Answer 25

• Tokyo Station
• Teacher of Ito Chuta
• Bank of Japan

Question 26

What did Katayama Tokuma design?

Answer 26

• Archaeological museum (now part of Tokyo National Museum)
• Akasaka Detached Palace