「豫章館」宮崎県 / “Yosho-kan”／Miyazaki-pref

「豫章館」宮崎県南九州市飫肥

豫章館は飫肥藩藩主・伊東家の屋敷として明治元年に建てられました。立地は飫肥城大手門のすぐそばで当時敷地にあった立派な樟にちなんで命名されました。入り口に立派な薬医門を構え玄関まで真っ直ぐ敷石が続いています。残念ながら建物内には上がれません。しかし庭には自由に立ち入り見学できます。豫章館の主庭である南庭は九州では珍しい「武学流」の庭園です。武学流は江戸末期に津軽藩で起こった作庭流派で、開祖の大石武学の名をとって「大石武学流」とも呼ばれ、主に明治から大正にかけて流行しました。

武学流の特徴を簡単にまとめると、主館の座敷（書院）から正面に中心軸をとり、その線を中心として景をまとめたものが多く、すべて平坦地に立地。従って滝は枯滝で、借景よりもむしろ主人守護石をもって庭景をまとめたものが多い。石造の添景物は山燈籠を用いる。等など。

豫章館の庭を見る限りでは全体は芝生の広場となっておりやはり平地、その中心と四隅にそれぞれ異なる趣の枯山水がポイント的に作られています。東隅の小さな竹垣に囲まれ右上の空を見上げている珍しいお地蔵様はパワスポだそう。邸内には飛び石が多く配されていますがそれも武学流庭園の特徴の一つだとか。

また敷地の西側は石垣で一段高くなっており、石段を上がると奥の茶室まで続く散歩道のような露地があって良い雰囲気です。少し解りにくい場所なので見落とさないでください。茶室は大変見晴らしが良く飫肥の町並みをのぞめます。中には上がれませんが縁側に座って一休みできます。邸の北側には小さな池があります。池はサギ除けのネットに覆われ風情は台無しですが、門かぶりのように枝を長く伸ばしたマキが立派です。

◼︎名称：「豫章館」

◼︎住所：宮崎県日南市 10丁目1−2

◼︎TEL: 0987-25-9300

◼︎営業時間：AM 9:30~PM 4:30

◼︎休園日：12月29~31日

◼︎駐車場：無し（飫肥観光駐車場利用 一日千円）

◼︎アクセス：JR日南線飫肥駅から徒歩15分

"Yoshokan" / Obi, Minamikyushu, Miyazaki Prefecture

Yoshokan was built in 1868 as the residence of the Ito family, feudal lords of the Obi domain. It is located right next to the Otemon Gate of Obi Castle and was named after a magnificent camphor tree that was on the premises at the time. There is a magnificent Yakuimon gate at the entrance, and the paving stones continue straight to the entrance. Unfortunately, you cannot go inside the building. However, you are free to enter and view the garden. The main garden of Yoshokan, the South Garden, is a rare "Bugakuryu" garden in Kyushu. Bugakuryu is a school of gardening that arose in the Tsugaru domain at the end of the Edo period, and is also called "Oishi Bugakuryu" after its founder, Oishi Bugaku, and was popular mainly from the Meiji period to the Taisho period.

The characteristics of the Bugakuryu can be summarized briefly as follows: the central axis is taken from the main building's sitting room (shoin) to the front, and many of the landscapes are centered around that line, and all are located on flat ground. Therefore, the waterfall is a dry waterfall, and rather than using borrowed scenery, many gardens use a guardian stone for the owner to complete the garden. Stone ornaments include mountain lanterns. etc.

As far as the garden of Yoshokan is concerned, the whole area is a grassy square, and is also flat, with dry landscape gardens of different styles created in the center and at each of the four corners. The unusual Jizo statue in the eastern corner, surrounded by a small bamboo fence and looking up at the sky in the upper right, is said to be a power spot. There are many stepping stones in the house, which is also one of the characteristics of the Bugakuryu garden.

The west side of the property is raised by a stone wall, and if you go up the stone steps, you will find a nice atmosphere with a promenade-like garden leading to the teahouse in the back. It is a little difficult to find, so don't miss it. The teahouse has a great view of the town of Obi. You cannot go inside, but you can sit on the veranda and take a rest. There is a small pond on the north side of the house. The pond is covered with a net to keep herons out, which ruins the atmosphere, but the maki trees with their long branches like a gate are magnificent.

◼︎Name: "Yoshokan"

◼︎Address: 1-2 10-chome, Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture

◼︎TEL: 0987-25-9300

◼︎Opening hours: 9:30AM~4:30PM

◼︎Closed: December 29th~31st

◼︎Parking: None (Use Obi Tourist Parking Lot, 1,000 yen per day)

◼︎Access: 15 minutes on foot from Obi Station on the JR Nichinan Line