Tetsugakudo Koen Park

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Tetsugakudo Koen 哲学堂公園 Philosophy Hall Park


- source : Nakano City Library -
The design is in a triangular form, like the Sangaku Tei 三学亭 triangluar pavillion for three philosophers.
This is a play of the sound sangaku and sankaku 三角 triangular.

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Tetsugakudo Koen
Meiji-era philosopher Enryo Inoue founded this park in 1904 as a sanctuary for self-cultivation. The Shiseido building is dedicated to Confucius, the Buddha, Kant and Socrates, and was originally known as the Tetsugakudo (House of Philosophy), thus providing the park’s name.
The various buildings and sculptures are all physical manifestations of the spirit world, inviting visitors to embark on a journey of enlightenment and discovery.
1. This traditional wooden shrine memorialises four famous philosophers – Confucius and Buddha from the East, and Socrates and Kant from the West.
2. A red hexagonal tower pays tribute to six Asian sages, two each from China, Japan and India.
3. Every aspect of the park celebrates philosophy, including this serene triangular stone pavilion dedicated to three Japanese scholars.
4. The sound of water and the smile of a stone Buddha statue offers a relaxing spot to sit and meditate.
5. Even the design of the park’s gate encourages you to pause and think.
- source : tokyo.com/guide...



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Tetsugaku-dō Park (哲学堂公園, Tetsugaku-dō Kōen)
("Park of the Philosophy Shrine" or "Temple Garden of Philosophy")
is a public park in Tokyo, Japan. Most of the park is in Nakano Ward, while approximately 7% (at the south-eastern edge) is in Shinjuku Ward.
It was created successively during the years 1904 to 1919 by the philosopher and founder of Toyo University, Inoue Enryō. Inoue thought of this philosophical theme park as a place for mental cultivation.
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Seishido 四聖堂(しせいどう) Hall of Four Sages
dedicated to Confucius, the Buddha, Kant and Socrates



Rokkendai 六賢台(ろっけんだい) Pavillion for six sages
a tribute to six Asian sages



Sanso Hi 三祖碑(さんそひ) Stone memorial for three sages




三学亭（68番）Triangular Pavillion for three Philosophers
triangular stone pavilion dedicated to three Japanese scholars / 三学 sangaku / sankaku 三角　/




Yokai 妖怪 ghosts and monsters
A lot are found in the park while walking from one place to the next.

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Guide to the Temple Garden of Philosophy
Rainer Schulzer
- reference source : toyo.ac.jp/uploaded... long PDF file -

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- source : youtube.com photos - Akira Inagaki -


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Inoue Enryō (井上円了, 1858 – 1919)
was a Japanese philosopher, Buddhist reformer, educator, and royalist. A key figure in the reception of Western philosophy, the emergence of modern Buddhism, and the permeation of the imperial ideology during the second half of the Meiji Era.
He is the founder of Toyo University and the creator of Tetsugaku-dō Park 哲学堂公園 (Temple Garden of Philosophy) in Tokyo. Because he studied apparitions (妖怪, yōkai) in order to debunk superstitions, he is sometimes called
Professor Specter (妖怪博士, Yōkai Hakase) and the
Spook Doctor (お化け博士, Obake Hakase).
..... the foundation of the Morality Church 修身教会 (1903) and
the building of the Philosophy Shrine 哲学堂 Tetsugaku Do (1904).
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