「旧美奈宜黒田家庭園」福岡県・”Former Minagi Kuroda Garden “Fukuoka-pref.

「旧美奈宜黒田家庭園」福岡県・”Former Minagi Kuroda Garden “Fukuoka-pref.

「旧美奈宜黒田家庭園」福岡県朝倉市

福岡県南部の豊かな田園地帯が広がる朝倉市、美奈宜（みなぎ）黒田家の別邸跡に残された１７世紀初期の座観式池泉庭園。桂離宮や二条城二の丸庭園と同じ江戸時代初期の作庭で当時の中規模池泉庭園の景観を今に伝える秀作。美奈宜黒田家は明治時代まで存続した福岡藩大老の家系。この庭園は小堀遠州作との伝承がある。しかし、全国にそのような庭は数多く存在し、そのほとんどが伝承に過ぎない。しかし、福岡藩の祖である黒田官兵衛は小堀遠州が大徳寺に自分の菩提寺「孤篷庵」を開く際に最も大きな後ろ盾となるほど親しい間柄だったので、この庭に小堀遠州が関わった可能性は十分に考えられる。よしんば小堀遠州自身でなくとも彼のおかかえの庭師の誰かがこの庭の作庭に関わった可能性も。残念なことに、この庭園は１８世紀半ばに改修を受け安土桃山時代の雰囲気をかなり失っている。しかし、要所要所に残された華麗な立石や遣水に架けられた美しい石橋などは江戸時代初期の雰囲気を今もじゅうぶん伝えている。現在では別邸の建築物は全て失われ礎石や沓脱石を残すのみで庭園だけが残され実質廃墟状態で保存状態はけっして良いとは言えない。しかし庭園ファンの目にはこの庭園の石組みに桂離宮や二条城二の丸庭園が重なって見えるはず。

◼︎正式名称：旧美奈宜黒田家庭園

◼︎住所：福岡県朝倉市三奈木２５８

◼︎TEL：0946-21-1600(美奈宜の杜コミュニティセンター)

　　　　0946-22-0001(朝倉市教育部文化・生涯学習課 )

◼︎公開時間：24時間

◼︎定休日：無し

◼︎料金：無料

◼︎駐車場：有り（無料）池のすぐそば

◼︎アクセス：　　福岡市中心部より県道５０９号線を車で約１時間。

"Former Minagi Kuroda Garden" Asakura City, Fukuoka Prefecture

The Zakanshiki Chisen Garden in the early 17th century (a garden where you can sit and watch from the room) was left in the villa of the Kuroda family in Asakura City, where the rich countryside of southern Fukuoka Prefecture spreads. Gardening at the same time as Katsura Imperial Villa and Nijo Castle Ninomaru Garden. A masterpiece of a medium-sized pond garden in the early Edo period. The Minagi Kuroda was a family of the Fukuoka clan that survived until the Meiji era. There are countless gardens nationwide that have a tradition of Kobori Enshu's work, and this garden is one of them. However, Kuroda Kanbei is very close to Kobori Enshu as he became the biggest backer when Kobori Enshu established Koho-an, the sub temple of Daitokuji, and it is unlikely that Kobori Enshu was involved in this garden. Or It is quite possible that some of his gardening staff, not just Kobori Enshu himself, was involved in the design of this garden. Unfortunately, the garden was renovated in the mid-18th century and now has lost much of the atmosphere of the Azuchi-Momoyama period in the late 16th century. However, the stones erected at key points and the stone bridges over the stream still fully convey the characteristics of the early Edo period in the early 17th century. At present, all the buildings in the villa have been lost, leaving only the cornerstones, leaving only the garden, which is virtually abandoned and cannot be said to be in a good state of preservation. However, if you are a garden fan, you will see Katsura Imperial Villa and Nijo Castle Ninomaru Garden overlapping the stonework of this garden. I was deeply moved.

◼︎ Official name: Former Minayoshi Kuroda Family Garden

◼︎ Address: 258 Minagi, Asakura City, Fukuoka Prefecture

◼︎TEL: 0946-21-1600 (Minaginomori Community Center)

0946-22-0001 (Asakura City Education Department Culture and Lifelong Learning Division)

◼︎ Opening time: 24 hours

◼︎ Regular holiday: None

◼︎ Fee: Free

◼︎ Parking: Available (free) Right next to the pond

◼︎ Access: Approximately 1 hour by car from central Fukuoka City on Prefectural Route 509.