「大内氏館跡庭園」山口県・"Ouchi shi yakata ato garden" Yamaguchi Pref

「大内氏館跡庭園」山口県・"Ouchi shi yakata ato garden" Yamaguchi Pref

山口市、大内氏館跡はかって山口を支配した大内氏の居館であり城であり政治の中枢でした。現在その敷地のほぼ全域が龍福寺というお寺になっており発掘とともに周囲の土塁や門などが復元整備されています。庭園遺構は全部で３つ発見されています。１号庭園は埋め戻されて見ることはできません。写真は「２号庭園・池泉庭園」です。この庭園は1992~1993年に行われた発掘調査で発見されました。南北約６０、東西やく２０ｍの大きさで15世紀末に作られ16世紀中頃まで使われていたようです。平成二十三年に16世紀前半〜中頃の姿に復元されました。瓢箪型の池の周囲には庭園を鑑賞するための建物遺構も発見されています。このように土中から発掘され蘇った庭園は屋敷を失いどこか虚ろであることが常ですが、この庭園の場合は借景の山々の美しさに救われています。山口は盆地で京都のように三方を山で囲まれています。しかもその山々は自然林の面積が多いのでとても美しいのです。針葉樹の人工林は季節感がありません。この庭園は多方から鑑賞できるように建物が複数棟あったようですが背景の山々が借景となる方角からの景観が個人的には大変美しいと感じました。話は変わりますが、この池の中島の形、雪舟っぽいです。まさに大内氏につかえていた雪舟が生きていた当時の庭園です、この庭園も雪舟作の可能性はゼロではないかもしれません。福岡〜山口〜島根〜鳥取〜広島にかけては雪舟が手がけたと伝わる庭が幾つも残され点在していますので、それらの庭を巡る旅も楽しいことでしょう。また龍福寺境内西側のお墓の外側の生け垣付近に１６世紀前半に作られた３号庭園・枯山水庭園の一部も復元されていますので見逃さないでください。龍福寺は大内氏によって創建されたお寺で本堂は室町時代の建築、檜皮葺の大屋根が見事です。境内は庭園として設えているのであわせて見学しましょう。ただし檀家の人以外は本堂の参拝はできません、境内を静かに見学してください。

◼︎名称：大内氏館跡２号庭園（池泉庭園）、３号庭園（枯山水庭園）

◼︎住所：〒753-0093 山口県山口市大殿大路１１９

◼︎TEL：083-922-1009

◼︎公開時間：9:00-17:00

◼︎定休日：無し

◼︎料金：無料

◼︎駐車場：有り

◼︎アクセス：山口駅より車で約5分

"Ouchi shi yakata ato garden" Yamaguchi-city,Yamaguchi Prefecture

"Ouchi shi yakata ato" in Yamaguchi City was the residence, castle, and political center of Mr. Ouchi, who once ruled Yamaguchi. Currently, almost the entire area of ​​the site is a temple called Ryufukuji, and the surrounding earthworks and gates have been restored and maintained along with the excavation.

A total of three garden remains have been discovered. Garden No. 1 is backfilled and cannot be seen. Gardens 2 and 3 have been restored.

First of all, about "No. 2 Garden / Chisem Garden (Pond Garden)". This garden was discovered in an archaeological excavation conducted from 1992 to 1993, and was restored to its appearance in the first half to the middle of the 16th century in 2013. There is a garden road around the gourd-shaped pond, and several building remains for viewing the garden have been found. The gardens excavated from the ground and revived in this way usually lose their mansions and are empty, but this archaeological garden is saved by the beauty of the mountains in the background. Yamaguchi is a basin surrounded by mountains on three sides like Kyoto. Moreover, the mountains are very beautiful because of the large area of ​​natural forest. It seems that there were multiple buildings in this garden so that it could be viewed from many people, but I personally felt that the scenery from the direction where the mountains in the background were borrowed was very beautiful. Imagine what this garden looked like in the past and enjoy it. To change the story, the shape of this pond island is reminiscent of Sesshu's work. Since Sesshu was used by Mr. Ouchi, the possibility of making Sesshu in this garden may not be zero. From Fukuoka to Yamaguchi to Shimane to Tottori to Hiroshima, there are many gardens that are said to have been designed by Sesshu, so it will be fun to travel around those gardens.

Next, about Garden No. 3. A part of the No. 3 garden and dry landscape garden built in the first half of the 16th century has been restored near the hedge outside the grave on the west side of the precincts of Ryufukuji Temple, so don't miss it. This garden was burnt by a fire shortly after it was built, leaving only part of it.

Ryufukuji is a temple built by Mr. Ouchi, and the precincts are set up as a garden, so let's visit it as well. However, only the Dan family can visit the main hall, so please take a quiet tour.

◼︎ Name: Ouchi-shikan Ruins No. 2 Garden (Ikezumi Garden), No. 3 Garden (Karesansui Garden)

◼︎ Address: 119 Odonooji, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture 753-0093

◼︎TEL: 083-922-1009

◼︎ Opening hours: 9: 00-17: 00

◼︎ Regular holiday: None

◼︎ Fee: Free

◼︎ Parking lot: Yes

◼︎ Access: Approximately 5 minutes by car from Yamaguchi Station