Name: Kôrakuen  Korakuen Photo: Lynn Perry   Alternate Name: Korakuen, Koraku-en  Address:   Mailing Address:   City: Okayama-shi  State: Okayama-ken  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=34.65; long=133.9333 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s): Okayama Daimyo  Contruction Date: mid 17th century  Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours:   Admission:   Added to JGarden: 1/1/1996  Last Updated:   JGarden Description:

Since before anyone remembers It has been clear Shining like silver Though the moonlight penetrates it and the wind ruffles it No trace of either remains. Today I would not dare to expound the secret of the stream bed But I can tell you That the blue dragon is coiled there.   Muso Soseki   trans. by W.S. Merwin and Soiku Shigematsu   14th century