A Stairway

The walk that we did to lunch through the garden at the Chinzanso Hotel was down hill. We started at the top and followed our guide down the path. That meant that the walk back to our bus at the top was up-hill, including this stairway.

We needed the walk back as lunch was delicious and very filling. Japanese BBQ including onions, carrots, okra, sweet potato, red capsicum and thin morsels of meat all cooked on a flat topped BBQ in the center of our table. The staff cooked for us this time, and all was served with steamed rice.

A Pagoda

This pagoda in the garden of the Chinzanso Hotel, Tokyo, is a three story one. Known as "Entsukaku", the pagoda is registered as a "tangible cultural property" of Japan. Originally located in Chikurinji Temple, Hiroshima Prefecture, the pagoda was relocated to the Chinzanzo Hotel Garden in 1925. it is believed to be one of the oldest pagodas in Japan, estimated to being built around the 1100's. 

Another Bridge

Still another bridge to cross on our way to lunch, walking through the garden of the Chinzanso Hotel in Tokyo. This was a little curved stone bridge, complete with signs. No doubt the bridge came from somewhere else before hand, the signs would have told us where. Unfirtunately I didn't get a pic of the signns or I could have told you all.

Garden Art Pt 3

This is the Koshin Stone Monument, and according to the sign beside it, is believed to have been made in 1659.

The garden of the Chinzanso Hotel is full of historical artifacts from all over Japan.

Garden Art Pt 2

A close up of one of the stone statues in the garden of the Chinzanso Hotel. There were twenty of them all scattered around the garden.

Garden Art

Part of the "Stone Statues of Rakan", these little fellows were found in the garden as we walked through the grounds of the Chinzanso Hotel for lunch. There are 20 of them in all, created by Jakuchu Ito in the 1600's. Originally they were in Seikhoji Temple in Kyoto, and were deliverd to this location in Tokyo in 1925.

A Red Bridge

That little splash of red turned out to be a red bridge going across a little creek, though we couldn't see any water below, it was way to overgrown. We had to cross this little red bridge to get to lunch.

A Walk Through The Garden

We were dropped off at the entrance to the Chinzanso Hotel and had to walk through the grounds, down the hill to the restaurant where we were to have lunch. As we walked down the path. this was the first view of the garden we had. I just loved that little spalsh of red in amongst all the green.