KYOTO GYOEN NATIONAL GARDEN
The Kyoto Gyoen National Garden includes three Imperial Palaces, which were occupied at the time when Kyoto was the capital of Japan.
Hundreds of nobles were living on the grounds of the current garden, but when the Emperor moved to Tokyo in 1869, the nobles followed and the garden went into a state of decline.
The Emperor then ordered a restoration of the grounds and today Gyoen is a public garden.
The garden is located in the center of Kyoto and covers 160 acres. It is surrounded by a stone wall with several gates. There are around 50,000 trees in this garden. The main alleys are wide and covered with macadamized gravel.
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| Fortune's osmanthus |
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| Artwork on a roof |
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| Bent tree with supports |
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| Gnarly pine with supports |
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| Flat treillis on pond |
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| Large tree with epiphyte |
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| Kurokinoume plum tree |
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| Kurokinoume plum tree story |
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| Sapling in a stump piece |
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| Carefully wrapped trees |
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| Including the tree base |
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| Pest protection |
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| Reborn cherry tree |
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| Garden maintenance techniques |
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| Reborn cherry tree story |
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| Gardening tools |
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| Sprawling old tree |
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| Pine-trimming tools |
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| Tree support ties close up |
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| Single-stone bridge |
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| Supporting a bent pine tree |
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| This tie is getting a bit tight |
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| Star-shaped roots |
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| Understory wood plants |
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| Maintenance crew at work |
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| The garden plan |
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| Tree under special care |
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