This strolling, mountain and pond-style garden was created based on the theme of Waka poetry in the 15th year of the Genroku Period by the shogun,Tokugawa Tsunayoshi's trusted confidante Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu. This garden is a typical example of the famous gardens of Edo Period. In the Meiji Period, this garden became a second esidence of the founder of Mitsubishi, Iwasaki Yataro.