「旧座主院 御本坊庭園」　福岡県 /“Former Zasuin Gohonbo Garden" Fukuoka Pref

「旧座主院 御本坊庭園」　福岡県田川郡

英彦山「旧座主院 御本坊庭園」は平安時代より栄えた神仏習合の地・英彦山の最上位「座主」の居館があった場所に残された庭園。英彦山の座主・高千穂家は1333年に後伏見天皇 第八皇子 長助法親王がはいり、その血統で現在もその子孫が英彦山神宮の宮司をつとめている。座主院全体は山の斜面に石垣で築かれたひな壇状の土地でその最上段に座主の居館があった。かってはその出入りも巨大な四脚門で制限されていた。座主院跡敷地全体は高千穂家より九州大学に現状維持を条件に無償譲渡され九大農学部附属「彦山生物学実験施設」となっているため「旧座主院 御本坊庭園」は九大に問い合わせて事前許可を得てからの見学となる。しかし標高約670ｍにもなる山奥につき庭内にはマムシなども多く自己責任での見学につき靴や服装には留意が必要。庭園は安土桃山時代の作庭と考えられておりその根拠は庭園中心に据えられた巨石による立石など。庭園全体および細部は護岸や石橋などに後世の改変が見られ作庭当時の姿からは大きく変化している。庭以外にも座主院全体のひな壇上の石垣や累々と続く苔むした石段、また1936年に開設された九大彦山生物学実験施設のレトロ建築も見学の価値が十分にあるので見落とさないでほしい。

◼︎名称：「旧座主院御本坊庭園」

◼︎住所：福岡県田川郡添田町大字英彦山1326

◼︎TEL: 092-802-2429（九州大学）

◼︎駐車場：スロープカー駐車場利用

◼︎アクセス：福岡市より車で９０分

"Former Zasuin Gohonbo Garden" Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture

The "Former Zasuin Gohonbo Garden" on Mt. Hiko is a garden that remains on the site of the residence of the "Zasu", the highest rank of Mt. Hiko, a land of Shinto-Buddhist syncretism that has flourished since the Heian period. The Takachiho family, the abbot of Mt. Hiko, was married to the eighth prince of Emperor Go-Fushimi in 1333, and their descendants still serve as the chief priests of Hiko-san Shrine.

The entire Zasuin is a terraced land built with stone walls on the slope of the mountain, and the abbot's residence was located at the top of it. In the past, access to it was restricted by a huge four-legged gate. The entire Zasuin site was transferred free of charge by the Takachiho family to Kyushu University on the condition that it be maintained as it is, and is now the "Mt. Hiko Biological Experimental Facility" attached to the Kyushu University Faculty of Agriculture, so you must contact Kyushu University and obtain prior permission to visit the "Former Zasuin Gohonbo Garden". However, as it is located deep in the mountains at an altitude of about 670m, there are many vipers in the garden, so please be careful about your shoes and clothing as you visit at your own risk.

The garden is thought to have been created in the Azuchi-Momoyama period, and the reason for this is the standing stone made of a huge stone placed in the center of the garden. The garden as a whole and in the details have been modified in later years, such as the bank and stone bridge, and has changed significantly from the original appearance. In addition to the garden, the tiered stone walls of the entire Zasuin temple, the moss-covered stone steps that continue in succession, and the retro architecture of the Kyushu University Hiko-san Biological Experimental Facility opened in 1936 are also worth visiting, so don't miss them.

◼︎Name: "Former Zasuin Gohonbo Garden"

◼︎Address: 1326 Hiko-san, Soeda-cho, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture

◼︎TEL: 092-802-2429 (Kyushu University)

◼︎Parking: Use the slope car parking lot

◼︎Access: 90 minutes by car from Fukuoka City