SHIKIDAI-NO-MA(RECEPTION ROOM)

参上した大名が老中職と挨拶を交わした所です。将軍への献上品は、この部屋でとりつがれたのです。襖絵は狩野探幽が２５才のとき描いたといわれるもの。

In this room, the Shogun's ministers received visiting feudal lords, and accepted presents intended for the Shogun. The massive anceint pine trees on the sliding doors and walls were painted by the great artist Kano Tan'yu(1602-1674) when he was only twenty-five years old.

NINOMARU GARDEN

二の丸庭園は、古来からの造園術に従い、池の中央に蓮華島、その左右に鶴亀の島を配した池泉回遊式庭園で、小堀遠州の作と伝えられる。庭は、大広間から眺められるよう造られたもので、色彩にとんだ大小さまざまな石組みにあらわれた力強さは、豪壮な城郭建築とよく調和しています。

In Keping with traditional Japanese garden design, tis garden is conceive around a large central pond and contains stones in variety of shapes, sizes and colors. In the center of the pond are three islands; Horai-jima(Island of Eternal Happiness), Tsurujima(Crane Island), and Kame-jima(Turtle Island). The design of the garden is attributed to the reknown tea master and landscape architect Kobori Enshu(1579-1647).