Koraku-en Garden KORAKUEN-PARK,OKAYAMA B241 [ID] 4212 [Photographer] A. Farsari [Album] A. Farsari (album 1) [Place] Okayama [Date] unknown [Color] color [Size] 259x199 [Cabinet] 81-30-0 [Keyword] flowers and trees/park/garden Korakuen Park in present-day Okayama City is a "kaiyu" style park built by order of Ikeda Tsunamasa, feudal lord of the Okayama Domain, in the late 17th century. Named Korakuen in 1871, it has been designated as the Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government. The photograph "B 239" which captures the scenery to the right is assumed to have been taken by Farsari Co. in Yokohama. Therefore, this photograph was probably taken by the same company. Mid to late Meiji Period.