Kenroku-en: Garden of Six Attributes
Kenroku-en is often labelled as one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan. With a reputation like that, there is no need to have a marketing department to lure visitors to its doorstep. Moreover, it has an intriguing name. Translated into English, Kenroku-en means “Six Attributes Garden”. Most gardens I know (not that I know a lot) are named after a place, a person, or their defining characteristic. A garden with the name “Six Attributes” just tugs at your…