2015 Volume 2015 Issue 29 Pages 29_83-29_92
In the Edo era, Tokushima domain ruled Awaji Province (Awaji Island). And the Tokushima domain dispatched Inada chief retainer to Sumoto. In Sumoto, a castle town was formed in those days. The samurai residence (Daimyo’s suburban residence) of the chief vassal of Inada was built backed by a Mt. Magatayama. These mountain area is the Izumi Group. And this mountain is a sandstone. The garden groups of suburban residence utilizes the native rock of the rocky mountain and is made. There is the villa residence of Inada chief retainer (Sei-sou) in the center of the garden groups. This villa residence became the private school later. In addition, this private school became the center place of the Kougo incidents (Inada riot). This samurai residence of Daimyo’s suburban residence is not left to the then building. However, there are several garden remains of an ancient structure around Ekishuukan private school. This garden put native rock of the huge stone and man-made arrangement of garden rocks together wonderfully. This garden utilized the huge stone is evaluated as a specific garden in Japan. It sees the total picture of the garden to consider this historic site of Ekishuukan private school.
