The Fujita Memorial Garden, with a total of about 21,800 m (approx 6,600 Japanese tsubo), is one of the largest Japanese gardens in Japan’s Tohoku (Northern) Region. This Edo-style Japanese Garden was built in 1919 (Taisho 8) by niwashi (Japanese garden architects) from Tokyo to complement the new villa of Hirosaki native Kenichi Fujita. After Fujita’s death, ownership transferred to Michinoku Bank before the Hirosaki City government restored and opened it to the public in July 1991 (Heisei 3), in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the administration.
(Ref: Fujita Memorial Garden pamphlet)
