Not Sakura but what a beautiful tree, the construction on these gardens started in 1629 by Yorifusa, founder of the Mito Tokugawa family, as the gardens for his Edo mansion. They were completed in the lifetime of his successor, Mitsukuni, who named the gardens “Korakuen” based on advice from Ming China Confucian Shu Shuns.

Found on the embankment on the west side of the pond is this Japanese red pine is considered to be the Pine of Karasaki, which is one of the eight views of Omi located by Lake Biwa. It is said that Iemitsu Tokugawa, the third generation shogun of the Tokugawa Line, sat under this tree while directing the construction of the garden.

source: internet