[2024 Ozu Attraction] Travel Guide for Garyu Sanso (Updated Oct)
Historical Sites
Address:
411-2 Ozu, Ozu 795-0012, Ehime Prefecture
Opening times:
Open today at 9:00-16:30Opening Soon
Phone:
+81 893-24-3759
Ōzu Tourism Wolong Mountain Villa
Wolong Mountain Villa is a 3,000-tsubo villa overlooking the scenic spot 'Wolong Abyss' in the Hijikawa River basin. It is said that the third lord of the Ōzu domain, Kato Yasunaga, named it 'Wolong' because 'Hōraisan' resembles a lying dragon.
The three buildings, Garyū-in, Furō-an, and Chishi-an, are all exquisite works of art, each with its own unique charm. The borrowed landscape garden, which incorporates the surrounding mountains, the Hijikawa River, and the Nyohōji Riverbank, showcases an elegant harmony between nature and man-made structures, offering different views throughout the four seasons.
The picturesque scenery from the garden and Wolong Mountain Villa embodies the forgotten 'spirit of tea' and 'spirit of Japan,' which still breathe life today.
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Garyu Sanso Villa
Address: 411-2 Ozu, Ehime 795-0012, Japan.
Getting there: Garyu Sanso can be accessed in about a 30 minute walk or from Iyo-Ozu Station.
Highlights: Garyu Sanso is a subtle yet outstanding villa located by the river east of Ozu's old town. The villa was built around 1907, rustic in appearance and traditional in construction methods but artistic in features.
You will first arrive at the main building called Garyu-in, a big, wooden, thatched-roof house. Here there are a few seemingly simple, yet brilliantly conceived rooms. Each room has interesting features, such as intricately carved transoms, elegantly made lattices, unevenly sized tatami mats, tastefully decorated door handles, aesthetically pleasing alcoves and coffered ceilings.
Opening hours: 9am to 5pm daily
Admission fee: 550yen
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