「毛利氏庭園」山口県・”Mouri garden” Yamaguchi pref.

「毛利氏庭園」山口県・”Mouri garden” Yamaguchi pref.

★名勝 scenic spot

徳川幕府の時代が終わり明治時代となり、それまで旧大名に義務付けられていた東京在住がとかれ故郷での在住が許された。毛利氏は山口県防府に邸宅を設けた。毛利氏は標高２２５mの多々良山の南の裾野に広がる３０万㎡の敷地を買収し、明治２５年（１８９２）～大正５年（１９１２）にわたって邸を造営した。昭和期に山にゴルフ場が作られたもの総体的な環境は守られ、令和の現在も庭園から望む毛利邸全体の景観にはビルなどの現代建築はまったく見られない。庭園は傾斜をうまく利用して地割がなされた池泉回遊式庭園（舟遊式）で、散策する歩を進めるごとに庭内の景色は刻々と変化し飽きることがない。見る者を圧倒する巨大な景石は背後の多々良山にあった花崗岩を用いている。また巨大な雪見灯篭はいかにも大名庭園らしいが実はセメント製で近代の技術が活かされている（邸の正門である巨大な薬医門も鉄筋コンクリート造)。庭の特徴は伝統的な池泉回遊式庭園や平庭枯山水のほかに、いかにも近代庭園らしい芝生広場やメタセコイアの植栽など江戸から昭和までの変遷が一度に見られることかもしれない。多々良山を借景としその自然をそのまま取り込んだように見える林泉景観も、さながら修学院離宮ようでありながら、どこか英国の自然主義庭園のようにも感じられて興味深い。また敷地面積４千㎡にも及ぶ邸宅はスケールの大きな大名屋敷ならではで、随所に豪華な銘木を用いた伝統と格式を感じさせる書院造りだが、各所に西洋の生活様式が取り入れられており和洋折衷になっている。また邸内にも坪庭・書院庭園などがあり見所に欠くことはない。東京の庭師・佐久間金太郎による作庭。佐久間金太郎は庭園完成後も毛利邸にとどまり親子二代にわたり庭の維持管理に尽くした。

◼︎名称：毛利氏庭園

◼︎住所：山口県防府市多々良１丁目１５−１

◼︎TEL：0835-22-4611

◼︎料金：￥４００

◼︎拝観時間：9:00-17:00

◼︎定休日：庭園は無休

◼︎駐車場：有り

◼︎アクセス：ＪＲ山陽本線防府駅からバスで６分「毛利本邸入口」下車

"Mouri Garden" Hofucity, Yamaguchi Prefecture

★ scenic spot

In the Meiji era, when the former daimyo was obliged to live in Tokyo and was allowed to live in his hometown, Mr. Mouri set up a mansion in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Mr. Mouri acquired a site of 300,000 m2 spread out at the southern foot of Mt. Tatara at an altitude of 225 m, and built a residence from 1892 (Meiji 25) to 1912 (Taisho 5). A golf course was built on the mountain, but the overall environment is protected and no modern architecture such as buildings can be seen in the entire landscape of the Mouri House seen from the garden. The garden is a Chisenkaiyushiki garden (boat-style) designed by making good use of the slope, and the scenery in the garden changes from moment to moment as you take a walk, and you will never get tired of it. The huge garden stone that overwhelms the viewer uses the granite that was on Mt. Tatara in the background. The huge Yukimi lantern seems to be a daimyo garden, but it is actually made of cement and modern technology is utilized (the huge Yakui gate, which is the main gate of the house, is also made of reinforced concrete).

In addition to the traditional pond garden and the Karesansui garden built on the flat ground, the characteristics of the garden may be that you can see the transition from Edo to Showa at once, such as the lawn open space and the planting of Metasequoia, which are very modern gardens. The scenery of the forest spring, which looks like it has taken in the nature of Mt. Tatara as a borrowed landscape, is interesting because it feels like a naturalistic garden in England, even though it looks like a Shugakuin Imperial Villa. In addition, the mansion with a site area of ​​4,000 m2 is unique to a large-scale daimyo mansion, and although it is a traditional Shoin-zukuri style using famous wood everywhere, it is a mix of Japanese and Western styles. In addition, there are Tsubo-niwa and Shoin gardens in the house, so there is no shortage of attractions. Gardening by Kintaro Sakuma, a gardener in Tokyo. Kintaro Sakuma stayed at the Mouri House even after the garden was completed, and spent two generations of parents and children maintaining the garden.

◼︎ Name: Mouri Garden

◼︎ Address: 1-15-1 Tatara, Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture

◼︎TEL: 0835-22-4611

◼︎ Price: ¥ 400

◼︎ Visiting time: 9: 00-17: 00

◼︎ Regular holiday: The garden is open every day

◼︎ Parking lot: Yes

◼︎ Access: 6 minutes by bus from Hofu Station on the JR Sanyo Main Line, get off at "Mouri Honjo Iriguchi"