Sorakuen Garden

Xiangyuan, located in the center of Kobe, is a not too big city park, but the scenery here is particularly beautiful, especially in autumn, the maple leaves are red, there are not many people, walk around, don't have a flavor.

Xiangyuan is a Japanese-style garden, full of Zen, moving and changing scenery, with the elegance of Jiangnan gardens. The chrysanthemum exhibition is held from the end of October to November every year. This time I came to Kobe, just in the exhibition period, the ticket was 300 yen, and I took pictures while walking and stayed in it for 2 hours. The garden has an ancient white pine (Chinese tree species), and it is very kind to see it. The small bridge and flowing water have a boat called "boat house shape". It also shows the elegant style of the garden. The red and yellow gradient of the maple leaves of the five-corner maple is beautiful. There is a chrysanthemum variety that is very large, as big as a baby head. I have never seen such a big chrysanthemum in China, which is amazing. There is also a garden house in the garden, which is the mayor's residence of the year. You need to change slippers to enter the room.

Xiangyuan is a park, not big, but the most impressive thing is that the park is full of Japanese-style garden buildings and plants. I personally like Japanese gardens very much. Quiet and very Zen artistic conception.

Sorakuen's authenticity impressed me, a haven of calm amidst Kobe's urban bustle, nature's embrace

Xiangyuan (Xiangyuan) is a Japanese-style garden located in the Central District of Kobe City, Hyogo County, Japan, with an area of about 20,000 square meters. The garden is the first registered monument under the Japanese Cultural and Financial Protection Act, and is also a famous scenic spot for viewing azaleas in Japan.

It's very special but different here. The scenery here is different all year round. There are some chrysanthemum exhibitions in the garden every year, and maple leaf season is also very beautiful.