Vivinavi : Yanagawa : (Japan) Yanagawa

In the 3rd year of the Genbun Era （ 1738 ）
Sadayoshi Tachibana, the 5th lord of the Yanagawa domain,
established a residence here
as a place to relax from his administrative duties and spend peaceful time with his family.
This area was called "Gohana Hatake" at the time,
and the people of Yanagawa came to call it "Gohana" with affection.
In the Meiji era, the house became the residence of Count Tachibana
and in 1909 ～ Kanji, the 14th head of the family, built
a western-style guest house and a Japanese-style hall
in the fashionable style of the time.
This residence and "Shotoen," a pond garden surrounded by black pines, were
designated as a national place of scenic beauty in 1978, and
in 2011, the entire grounds of Ohana were
again designated as "Tachibana's Garden" by the government.