Sankeien, a traditional Japanese garden, is spread over a large area near Tokyo Bay in Yokohama's Honmoku district.
The entire 175,000-sq.-meter garden, which contains 12 precious old structures moved from Kyoto and Kamakura, used to be owned by silk industry tycoon Tomitaro Hara (1868-1939).
Hara, who was one of the country's richest men, made his fortune as a producer, yarn maker and exporter of silk, one of Japan's primary exports during the prewar period.
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