Kinsuien is a feudal garden built in the early Edo period (1700s) by Kinoshita Sadayoshi, the lord of Ashimori Domain, on the site of the former jin'ya. The approximately 5,500m2 site features a strolling pond and a stream, with Gotenyama (Miyajiyama) on the east side as a borrowed landscape. The pond is decorated with Crane Island and Turtle Island, and clear water drawn from the Ashimori River irrigates the garden. Ginpukakaku on the north side is a shoin-style building built in the 18th century with leftover materials from the Kyoto Imperial Palace, and conveys the atmosphere of the time of its construction to the present day.

From Ginpukakaku, you can get a panoramic view of the entire garden, and the landscape created by the pond, borrowed landscape, and teahouse arrangement is known for its beauty and is referred to as "shoin built by the pond."

Nearby is the samurai residence of the Sugihara family, the former head of the Ashimori clan (former Ashimori clan samurai residence ruins), where you can view the white-walled tenement gate, the main house built in the style of a samurai shoin-style building, and the small Enshu-style garden from the outside. If you stroll along the streets lined with townhouses and former merchant houses that remain in the castle town of Ashimori, you can get a deeper feel for the samurai culture and atmosphere of the castle town in the Edo period.

[Hidden spot information]
Former Ashimori clan samurai residence ruins (former Sugihara family home): about a 10-minute walk from Kinsui-en. You can view the white-walled tenement gate and the small Enshu-style garden from the outside, and get a close-up look at the samurai shoin-style building from the mid-Edo period. Inside, some of the samurai tools are restored and on display, giving a glimpse of the high status of the head of the Ashimori clan.

Ashimori Townscape Preservation District: A street lined with townhouses and merchant houses that remain around Kinsui-en, where you can see traditional architecture with white walls and lattice windows. Walking through the quiet back alleys, you can sense the atmosphere of a castle town from the Edo to Meiji periods, and there are souvenir shops, sweet shops, and cafes scattered around, so it is recommended to take a stroll through the gardens as well.