Gardens, Japanese: Korakuen Garden / Okayama Castle, Okayama, Japan [006]

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Title Gardens, Japanese: Korakuen Garden / Okayama Castle, Okayama, Japan [006]
Photo Number Box 25, Japan, Gardens, Koraku-en, 5
Description Photograph of picnickers on Okayama Castle grounds, near Korakuen, Okayama, Japan
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1978
Subject Castles--Japan--Okayama--Photographs; Okayamajō (Minakuchi-chō, Japan)--Photographs; Okayama Kōrakuen (Okayama-shi, Japan)--Photographs; Picnics--Japan--Okayama--Photographs; Gardens, Japanese--Japan--Okayama--Photographs; Flowering trees--Japan--Okayama--Photographs; Men--Japan--Okayama--Photographs; Women--Japan--Okayama--Photographs; Children--Japan--Okayama--Photographs; Japan; Gardens; Picnics
Keywords Okayama Castle; Kōraku-en; Korakuen; Cherry blossoms; Cherry trees; Sakura; Hanami
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Holding Institution Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Spatial Coverage Honshū (Japan); Okayama-ken (Japan); Okayama-shi (Japan)
Caption on Slide Cherry blossoms at Okayama Castle, Okayama, Japan.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Okayama Castle, also known as "crow castle" due to its black exterior, was built in 1597. The castle is located on the Asahi River. Kōraku-en Garden is located nearby.--Japan Guide website. Note: The Japanese garden Kōraku-en is located in Okayama, Japan and is considered one of the three great gardens of Japan. In 1687, Ikeda Tsunamasa, a Japanese daimyo, ordered the construction of the garden ... In 1884, the garden was opened to the public.--Okayama Kōraku-en official website. Note: Hanami (flower viewing, 花見) is the Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers. All over Japan, from February to May, people gather to have outdoor parties and enjoy the cherry (sakura) and plum (ume) blossoms.--Wikipedia.
Type Image
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ARK ark:/87278/s6mk6vsw
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 330986
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mk6vsw
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