「松浜軒」熊本県八代市・“Shohin-ken" Kumamoto-pref

「松浜軒」熊本県八代市・“Shohin-ken" Yatsusiro-city Kumamoto-pref

★ 名勝／scenic spot 　

松浜軒は、1688年（元禄元年）、肥後細川藩八代城主松井家三代・松井直之が生母崇芳院尼のために建てた茶屋で、庭園の広さは約9,000平方メートル。

庭が作られる以前から敷地にあった池と森をそのまま庭園に取り込んでいる。当初は周囲に視界を遮る建築物は城以外何もなかった。築山に登ればすぐ横の海浜の松原だけでなく遥かに阿蘇や雲仙までもが見渡せこの庭の借景となっていた。

池には植木鉢による鑑賞のみと定められている肥後系花菖蒲が特別に露地植えされ、６月初旬の開花期には大変美しい。江戸系、伊勢系、肥後系は日本を代表する三大花菖蒲の系譜。池には睡蓮や半夏生も。

さらに庭内にはいかにも九州南部らしい亜熱帯植物の植栽が見られて楽しい。しかし島津と敵対していたためか？ここに蘇鉄はない。

露地に置かれている白い円筒形の手水鉢は江戸時代のもので八代で採掘された石灰岩製。同じ手水鉢が江戸幕府にも献上されている。そのモダンな造形には目を見張るものがある。庭内に二つある茶室のうち「林鹿庵」は築庭当時元禄元年のもの。

小さな展示室には織部直筆の書や黒織部茶碗や天目茶碗など松井家に代々伝わる茶道具の名品多数で驚く。こちらも必見。

◼︎名称：「松浜軒」

正式名称・旧熊本藩八代城主浜御茶屋（松浜軒）庭園

◼︎住所：熊本県八代市北の丸町３−１５

◼︎TEL：0965-33-0171

◼︎開園時間：9:00 - 17:00（入園は16:30まで）

◼︎休館日：月曜日（ただし祝日の場合は翌日が休館日。また6月の月曜日は開館）、お盆、年末年始

◼︎入場料金：一般500円、小・中学生250円（30名以上の団体は1割引き）

"Shohin-ken" Yatsusiro-city Kumamoto-pref

Shohinken is a teahouse built in 1688 by Naoyuki Matsui, the third generation of the Yatsushiro castle of the Higo Hosokawa domain, for his mother, and the size of the garden is about 9,000 square meters.

The pond and forest that existed on the site before the garden was created are incorporated into the garden as they are. Initially, there were no buildings other than the castle that obstructed the view. People at that time could see not only Matsubara on the beach next to it but also Aso and Unzen far away when they climbed the artificial hill, and they were the borrowed scenery of this garden.

Higo irises, which were supposed to be viewed only in flower pots, are specially planted in the open field on a small island in the pond, and are very beautiful during the flowering period in early June. In the Edo period, the Hosokawa clan considered the cultivation of irises as one of the samurai ways. The Edo, Ise, and Higo irises are the three major irises that represent Japan. There is also a water lily in the pond.

Furthermore, it is fun to see the planting of subtropical plants that are typical of southern Kyushu in the garden. But was it because it was hostile to the Shimazu? There is no cycad here.

The white cylindrical water basin in Roji is from the Edo period and is made of limestone mined in Yatsushiro. At that time, the same water base was presented to the Edo Shogunate. You will be amazed at its modern and minimal design. Of the two tea rooms in the garden, "Rinka-an" is from the first year of Genroku when the garden was built.

At the small museum near the entrance, you will be amazed by the handwritten books by Oribe, the black Oribe tea bowls, the Tenmoku tea bowls, and many other masterpieces of tea utensils owned by the Matsui family for generations. This is also a must-see.

◼︎ Name: "Shohinken"

◼︎ Address: 3-15 Kitanomarumachi, Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture

◼︎TEL: 0965-33-0171

◼︎ Opening hours: 9:00 --17:00 (admission until 16:30)

◼︎ Closed: Monday (If it is a national holiday, the next day will be closed. Open on Monday in June)

◼︎ Admission: General 500 yen, elementary and junior high school students 250 yen