Tennoji Park is located in Tennoji Ward, Osaka. “Abeno Harukas” rises over diagonally opposite. There are museums and zoos in the park, and everyone in Osaka knows about it. There is a famous garden called “Keitakuen” in the park. It was designed and constructed by Ogawa Jihei, who worked on large-scale gardens such as Saionji Kinmochi’s residence in Tokyo, Heian Jingu and Maruyama Park in Kyoto from the middle of the Meiji era to the early Showa era. A large pond is placed in the center, an artificial hill is built, and stepping stones and bridges are surrounded around it, and the method of Sawatari is used, which makes you feel the dynamic movement of water under your feet. There is a stylish tea room called “Chosei-an” near the pond. The Sumitomo family, a wealthy merchant in Osaka, donated to Osaka City.
大阪の天王寺区に天王寺公園があります。斜向かいに「あべのハルカス」が聳え立っています。公園内には美術館や動物園があり、大阪の人なら知らない人はいません。その公園内に「慶沢園」と言う名園があります。明治中期から昭和初期にかけて東京の西園寺公望邸や京都の平安神宮、円山公園など大規模な庭園を手掛けた小川治兵衛が設計・施工しました。中央部に大きな池を配置し、築山を築き、その周辺には飛石や橋をめぐらせ、躍動する水の動きを足下に感じさせてくれる沢渡り(さわたり)の手法が用いられています。池のそばには「長生庵」と言う瀟洒な茶室があります。大阪の豪商、住友家が大阪市に寄付しました。