■ Description of Hall 2

From right to left: Tarason Kannon, Ruri Kannon, Youe Kannon (right of the upper waterfall), Rokuji Kannon (front of the lower section), Meroufu Kannon (left of upper waterfall), Fuhi Kannon, Hamaguri Kannon (in front of the stone monument)

Centering around the stone waterfall in the back, a huge amount of lava from Mt. Asama, red stone, and local sanbaseki stones have been arranged within to create a unique interior, suggestive of the ascetic, virgin landscapes in traditional Chinese and Japanese aesthetics. The large white stone monument for the Tokumeien Japanese garden was given its name by Rakuten Kitazawa, the founder of Japanese manga.

In Japanese, the name is a wish that this place serve as a bright mountain destination like heaven, full of virtue and ease. Is this not a wonderful name that puts you in a better mood? It’s a name quite fitting for someone like manga artist Rakuten Kitazawa.