(4) Shirataki Park ①

(4) Shirataki Park ①

Seseragi Walking route / (B) Komoike・Shirataki Park Area

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Rakujuen Park

The Rakuju Garden was built as a second villa for Prince Komatsunomiya-Akihito.
The entire garden and buildings stand on the top of the Mishima lava that flowed from Mount Fuji, about ten thousand years ago.

Mishima Taisha Shrine

The Mishima Taisha shrine is widely known as one of the most prestigious shrines in Japan.(“Ichinomiya”)
The date of its foundation is unknown.
Since ancient times, the shrine has protected the area of Mishima and hence on look the name “Mishima”.

Tsukiya-no-Michi Path

The “Tsukiya-no-Michi Path” was named after water mill cabins called “Tsukiya” in Japanese.
Numerous watermill cabins were built around there to polish rice utilizing the river flow from the abundant spring water in Mishima City.

Kohama-no-Michi Path

There is “Kohama-no-Michi Path” on the south side of Rakujuen Park.
In terms of geology and topography, this area is considered a lava plateau, where piled up lava ejected from Mt. Fuji, itself a volcano, has accumulated.
The local residents have called the plateau Kohama since old times.

Hasunuma River ("Miya-san’s river")

The source of Hasunuma River is Kohama pond in Rakujuen Park, and the water under Mt. Fuji springs up from there.
The river is called by its nickname “Miya-san’s river” because Rakujuen Park in the old days was used as a second residence of Komatsu-no-miya who was emperor’s family.


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