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Japanese gardens and parks are always about special coloring and beauty. Everything there is philosophical and tends to the unhurried perception of life. However, there are European parks in some cities. Take for example Hakusan Park in the city of Niigata. According to its description, it is one of the most beautiful Dutch parks in Japan. In fact, even the Dutch style of parks shows a strong influence of Japanese culture and traditions. Thus, Hakusan Park can be called a unique phenomenon, a place where two philosophies – Western and Eastern – are closely intertwined.
The park was established in 1873. It was the first public place in the city where everyone could have a rest. Moreover, it became one of the first 25 public parks in the country. Initially, Hakusan Park was small but quite cozy. A tea house was settled, beautiful trees were planted, convenient walking paths were placed and benches in the shade of lush greenery appeared there.
Hakusan Park was gradually expanding, its shape was changing. Artificial hills, a big pond, several small streamlets, bridges, playgrounds for children and areas for meditations appeared there. As a result, a unique symbiosis of the East and the West was created, even though it was originally planned to be a Dutch landscape park.
The park is amazing during any season of the year. In spring, cherry blossoms bloom there, decorating the sky above the park with pink clouds of their colors. In summer, lotuses of a huge variety of shades bloom. In autumn, the park is decorated with bright maples. So you get a feeling that the whole territory was colored with bright colors of an artist’s palette. During winter there you will feel calmness and peace as the landscape becomes monochromatic, it seems that it is transparent and something mystical.
Unfortunately, the park was seriously damaged in 1964 during a severe earthquake in the city. However, in the 1990s, there were initiated large-scale reconstruction works. Today, Hakusan Park impresses and satisfies with its beauty.
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