「萃香園ホテル」福岡県 / "Suikoen Hotel" Fukuoka Pref

「萃香園ホテル」福岡県久留米市

萃香園は明治１５年創業の老舗ホテル。利用者には今上天皇陛下や北原白秋などが名を連ねる。翠香園の名付け親は明治２０年に宿泊した経済使節「王治本」氏、そもそも日本庭園を名付けたものだったが現在はホテル名にもなっている。時代の流れとともにホテルの建物は建て替えられたが日本庭園は昔の姿のまま残された。ホテルの日本庭園として１００年を超えるものは九州では珍しい。樹齢１００年のソメイヨシノが庭の主木で、老木となった現在も春には満開の花を咲かせる。他に樹齢８００年の楠の大木なども。モダンな滝は平成４年に新設されたもので古い庭に新しい表情を添えている。

◼︎名称：「萃香園ホテル」

◼︎住所：福岡県久留米市櫛原町８７

◼︎TEL: 0942-35-5351

◼︎駐車場：有り（利用者無料）

◼︎アクセス：西鉄久留米駅より車で約5分

　　　　　JR久留米駅より車で約5分

　　　　　高速久留米I.C.より車で約10分

"Suikoen Hotel" Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Suikoen is a long-established hotel founded in 1882. Its guests include the current Emperor and Hakushu Kitahara. The name Suikoen was given to the hotel by economic envoy Wang Zhiben, who stayed at the hotel in 1887. He originally named the Japanese garden, but now the hotel is named after it. As time passed, the hotel building was rebuilt, but the Japanese garden was left as it was. It is rare in Kyushu for a hotel to have a Japanese garden that is over 100 years old. The main tree in the garden is a 100-year-old Somei Yoshino cherry tree, which still blooms in full bloom in spring even though it is now an old tree. There are also 600-year-old wisteria and a large 800-year-old camphor tree. The modern waterfall was newly installed in 1992, adding a new look to the old garden.

◼︎Name: "Suikoen Hotel"

◼︎Address: 87 Kushihara-cho, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka

◼︎TEL: 0942-35-5351

◼︎Parking: Available (free for users)

◼︎Access: Approximately 5 minutes by car from Nishitetsu Kurume Station

Approximately 5 minutes by car from JR Kurume Station

Approximately 10 minutes by car from the Kurume Expressway I.C.