Shofuen

Shofuen is the third largest park in Fukuoka, Japan with Japanese teahouses and gardens. It was built in Showa 20 (1945) and opened to the public as "Shofuen" in Heisei 19 (2007). Shofuen Garden is located in the water purification area of the high-end residential area on the south side of Tenjin, a busy street in Fukuoka City. Various activities such as tea ceremony are held here, and it is known as a park for enjoying the beautiful garden, flowers and autumn leaves. Shofuen Garden was originally the former residence of Tanaka Maruzen Hachio, the founder of the famous department store Tamaya in Fukuoka and a collector of high-end ceramics in Kyushu, "Shofuso". Zenbaweng likes to drink tea, so the famous tea house architect Kaichiro Fatebuki built the tea rooms "Songfengan" and "Si'a". The tea room "Shofuan" loved by the Tanaka Maru family has maintained its original appearance to this day. "Shofuan" is a tea room with four and a half tatami mats, of which half of the tatami is a wooden floor. This design is called "Four Mats", and they gathered with the famous medieval "tea saint" Sen Rikyu at Dade Temple in Kyoto. The "Masquerade Seat" in the mausoleum of Guangyuan is exactly the same, which shows Shanbaweng's love for tea. Passing through the main entrance, the layers of stone steps come into view, as if walking in the deep mountains and forests. As you climb the stairs, you will be greeted by a beautiful Japanese garden themed around Suruga Bay and Mount Fuji. Mainly maple trees that are over 100 years old, woven lanterns, spring lanterns, swastika-shaped chairs, and pavilions are embellished, and you can feel the beauty of Japan's changing seasons. There are "Fukuoka City Zoological and Botanical Garden" and "Hirao Mountain Villa (Nomura Wangdongni Mountain Villa Ruins) nearby, and there are many fine-cover bakeries and dessert shops scattered along the clean water road, which is a good place for a walk.