Shukkei Garden

Shukkei-en is a historic Japanese garden in the city of , . The is located adjacent to the garden.
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  • Opening hours:
    March 16th—September 15th: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
    September 15th—March 15th: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    December 29th—31: closed
  • Type: Garden
  • Description: garden in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
  • Also known as: “Asano Park”, “Shukkei-en”, and “Shukkeien”
  • Address: 11, 上幟町, 中区, 広島市, 広島県 730-0014

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HIROSHIMA PREFECTURAL ART MUSEUM and Hiroshima Castle.

Museum
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The is an art museum founded in 1968. It was reconstructed in 1996. It is located near Shukkei-en in , . is situated 140 metres west of Shukkei Garden.

Park
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, sometimes called Carp Castle, is a castle in , Japan that was the residence of the daimyō of the Hiroshima Domain. The castle was originally constructed in the 1590s, but much of it was dismantled in the Meiji era, and what remained was largely destroyed by the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945. is situated 760 metres west of Shukkei Garden.

Railway station
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Station is a major railway station in , Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. Station is the terminal station for several lines, and all San'yō Shinkansen trains stop here. is situated 730 metres east of Shukkei Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nagarekawacho and Higashi-ku.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is one of the eight wards located in , Japan. It is located on the uppermost delta of the . Within is the Fudoin Temple in Ushita-shinmachi.

Suburb
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is one of the eight wards of the city of , . As of March 1, 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 138,471, with 66,706 households and a population density of 5,307.44 persons per km2. The total area was 26.09 km2.

Shukkei Garden

Latitude
34.40041° or 34° 24′ 2″ north
Longitude
132.46771° or 132° 28′ 4″ east
Inception
1940
Open location code
8Q6JCF29+53
Open­Street­Map ID
way 69827593
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­garden
Wiki­data ID
Q2576732
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Shukkei Garden” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “縮景園”
  • Dutch: “Shukkei-en”
  • French: “jardin à rétrécir les paysages”
  • French: “jardin Shukkei”
  • French: “Jardin Shukkei”
  • French: “Shukkei-en”
  • German: “Garten Shukkei”
  • German: “Shukkei-en”
  • German: “Shukkeien”
  • Italian: “Shukkei-en”
  • Japanese: “Shukkei-en”
  • Japanese: “しゅっけいえん”
  • Japanese: “広島県縮景園”
  • Japanese: “縮景園”
  • Korean: “슛케이엔”
  • Polish: “Shukkei-en”
  • Russian: “Сюккейен”
  • Russian: “Сюккэйэн”
  • Turkish: “Shukkei-en”
  • Ukrainian: “Сад Сюккей”
  • Ukrainian: “Сюккейен”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 清漣島 and 小蓬莱.

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