daikaiyūshiki teien 大回遊式庭園

Lit. large strolling-style garden. A type of large-scale garden which is enjoyed on foot. Most large strolling gardens feature a pond and can be considered *chisen kaiyūshiki teien 池泉回遊式庭園 (lake-and-fountain strolling-style), but a few daimyō gardens *daimyō teien 大名庭園, such as Kairakuen 偕楽園 in Ibaraki Prefecture and Iso Teien 磯庭園 (Sengan'en 仙厳園) in Kagoshima Prefecture, have only small streams. Typically daikaiyūshiki teien feature a large variety of plants, artificial hills, and pavilions.