koraku en garden
Kōraku-en, situated in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, is a distinguished Japanese garden. It stands as one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, sharing this honor with Kenroku-en and Kairaku-en. Established in 1700 by Ikeda Tsunamasa, the lord of Okayama, the garden was fully developed into its current layout by 1863.