These are pictures taken at Sankei-en Garden in Yokohama. Sankei is a pseudonym of Tomitaro Hara who lived in this this garden after his marriage until he passed away. His grandfather -in-law Zenzaburo Hara was an entrepreneur who succeeded as an manufacturer and exporter of silk fabrics in the early Meiji Era(1868.9.8-1912-7.30). Zenzaburo had a son who passed away young and left his daughter- Zenzaburo's granddaughter- named Yasu. Yasu went to Atomi-gakuen High School where Tomitaro worked as a teacher. At that time his name was Tomitaro Aoki. They fell in love and Zenzaburo admitted their marriage. Zenzaburo adopted Tomitaro as his son who named himself as Tomitaro Hara since his marriage. The married couplle lived in this place which Zenzaburo had bought as his villa before their marriage.
Tomitaro loved haiku, Japanese poem, and named him as Sankei as a poet. This garden was named after his pseudonym Sankei. After World War ⅡHara family donated his garden to Yokohama City which has been maintaining this garden.
