Program3【栗林公園庭園散策/Storoll around “Ritsurin Garden”】
国の特別名勝に指定されている文化財庭園の中で、最大の広さを持つ栗林公園は、高松藩主松平家の別邸として、歴代藩主が修築を重ね300年近く前に完成。緑深い紫雲山を背景に6つの池と13の築山を巧みに配し、江戸初期の回遊式庭園として、すぐれた地割り、石組みを有し、木石の雅趣に富んでいる。
春夏秋冬と四季折々の風物にも恵まれ、ここに咲く花々は、一千本もの見事な手入れ松とともに一歩一景といわれる変化に富んだ美しさを醸し出す。
Ritsurin Park, the largest of all the cultural property gardens designated as a Special Place of Scenic Beauty in Japan, was completed nearly 300 years ago as the villa of the Matsudaira family, lords of the Takamatsu Domain, after successive generations of feudal lords had it repaired and reconstructed. The garden was built nearly 300 years ago as a villa of the Matsudaira family of the Takamatsu Domain, and was completed by successive lords of the domain nearly 300 years ago. With the deep green of Mt.
The garden is also blessed with seasonal scenes in spring, summer, fall, and winter, and the flowers blooming here, along with 1,000 beautifully tended pine trees, create a richly varied beauty that is called “one step, one view.
＜スポット1＞掬月亭（きくげつてい）
17世紀後半に建てられたといわれている「掬月亭」は、「水を掬（すく）えば月が手にある」という中国唐代の詩の一節から名付けられた。園内のどこからでも出入りができるよう、四方に正面がある数寄屋造りの建物で、その名の由来の通り低く抑えられた床に座ると、まるで船上から手を伸ばして湖面に触れることができるかのような雰囲気がある。園内にある茶屋風建物の中で最も大きいため「大茶屋」とも呼ばれ、歴代藩主はこの建物をこよなく愛したそう。
＜Spot 1＞ Sukugetsu-tei Pavilion
The Sukugetsu-tei Pavilion, said to have been built in the late 17th century, was named after a line in a Chinese poem from the Tang Dynasty: “If you scoop up the water, you will find the moon in your hand. As the name implies, when you sit on the lowered floor, you feel as if you could reach out and touch the surface of the lake from a boat. It is the largest teahouse-style building in the park, so it is also called the “Grand Teahouse,” and successive feudal lords loved this building.
＜スポット2＞偃月橋（えんげつきょう）
栗林公園の 偃月橋は、園内で名のある15橋のうち最も大きな橋。弓張り月が湖面に影を映す様の姿からこの名があり、反りをもった美しい大円橋である。色鮮やかな錦鯉の群れ踊る姿が見られる。
＜Spot 2＞ Bastore Bridge
Bastoretto Bridge in Ritsurin Park is the largest of the 15 bridges in the park. Named for the way the bowing moon casts its shadow on the lake, it is a beautifully curved, large circular bridge. Visitors can see colorful Nishikigoi carp dancing in the water.
＜スポット3＞和船
回遊式大名庭園の魅力を最も手軽に楽しみたいなら、広さ約7,890平方メートルの南湖に舟を浮かべて巡る南湖周遊和船「千秋丸」「迎春丸」に乗船。湖面に映った半月を思わせる「偃月橋（えんげつきょう）」を水面から眺めるのは、また格別の美しさ。春にはハート型の「恋つつじ」が咲く「杜鵑嶼（とけんしょ）」の脇を抜け、秋には「楓岸（ふうがん）」と呼ばれるカエデが多く植えられた岸辺に近づくなど、高松松平家の歴代藩主も楽しんだといわれる四季折々の庭の風情を満喫できる。
＜Spot 3＞ Japanese Boat
For the easiest way to enjoy the charms of the garden, take a ride on the “Chishu-maru” and “Geishun-maru” Japanese-style boats that float around the 7,890-square-meter Minamiko Lake. The view of the “Bastoretsu Bridge,” which resembles a half-moon reflected on the surface of the lake, from the water is exceptionally beautiful. In spring, you will pass by Tokensho, where heart-shaped azaleas bloom, and in fall, you will approach Fugan, where many maple trees are planted, and enjoy the seasonal beauty of the garden, which is said to have been enjoyed by successive lords of the Takamatsu Matsudaira family.
