The garden which was handed over by the Sakai Family to Suge Sanehide, who was a leading figure in the former Shonai domain, is distinguished for its good layout following the style established by Kobori Enshu. The garden is planted with a 350 year-old cedar, weeping cherry blossom trees, azalea and has “Suge Mausoleum”, which enshrines the memory of his ancestor Sugawara Michizane, at the corner of the rised tsukiyama (small hill).

2-21 Kachushin-machi, Tsuruoka City TEL 0235-25-0925 [Open hours] 10.00-15.00 [Days not open] Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun, 1/Dec to 14/Apr [Entry Fees/ ￥] Free, bookings essential * Private residence - groups not permitted [Access] From Tsuruoka Station, 10 minutes by bus on the Yunohama route to the City Library stop, then 5 minutes on foot