Grabberen Glover Garden

Let's find out more! Glover Garden

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  From the former Mitsubishi No. 2 Dock House

  A view spot with a spectacular view that even foreigners are fascinated by

  The foreigners who once lived in the hills of Minami-Yamate must have loved this scenery. Nagasaki Port extends far to the East China Sea, green mountains such as Mt. Inasa, and townscapes where you can feel the breath of the people.
  The view from the balcony of the former Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipyard No. 2 Dock House is especially spectacular.
  In addition, the view from the front garden of the former Ringer House, where you can hear the sounds of ships passing through the harbor, and from in front of the former Glover House is especially wonderful. Western-style buildings, the port, and the mountains can be seen from Minami-Yamate Hill, where a pleasant breeze blows...you can experience an exceptionally refreshing feeling with the spectacular view that unfolds right before your eyes.

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  Former Glover residence, port and Mt. Inasa

  Also pay attention to the building with a four-leaf clover-shaped roof.

  This is the residence of Thomas B. Glover, who made a great contribution to the modernization of our country through his trading business. It is the oldest existing wooden Western-style building in Japan. Glover moved from place to place, but after building the main building, which was mainly used as a salon for customer service, he moved his home base here, and as a result of repeated remodeling and additions, in the middle of the Meiji period, it became the four-leaf clover that it is today. It is said that it took the form of The seasonal flowers that decorate the garden and the orchids blooming in the European-style greenhouse, which was a hobby of Glover's and had been there since the building was founded, give a sense of the peaceful life of the past.

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  Cymbidium thracyanum / Amana also known as Hananilla

  Flowers are in full bloom no matter when you visit! Glover Garden “Flowers of the Four Seasons”

  There are flowers everywhere in the park, and I love that you can enjoy the joy of admiring the seasonal flowers no matter when you visit.
  One of its characteristic flowers is the Amana, a member of the Liliaceae family, which blooms pale blue flowers from early March to April. This flower is also called Hananira, and is said to have been distributed only within the reservation area during the reservation period. From early April to early May, Mokko roses form an arch on the pillars of the porches of the former Glover residence and the former Orto residence, and produce pure white flowers. The Mokkoubara of the former Orto House is said to be the oldest tree in Japan. And Cymbidium thracyanum, a western orchid native to Southeast Asia, was first brought to Japan by Glover.
  Descendants of orchids brought in by Glover still bloom in the greenhouse of the former Glover residence from March to April.

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  Bring happiness!? Heart stone

  Is love fulfilled? Will you be happy? rumored heart stone

  Inside Glover Garden, there is a heart-shaped stone embedded in the cobblestones, the rumored Heart Stone. There are legends related to love, such as ``If a couple places their hands on this stone, they will be happy'' and ``If they touch this stone and make a wish, their love will come true!'', and these legends have permeated the hearts of many people who visit. . Finding one is also a step toward receiving good fortune, so there are no information boards posted, but one is in front of the former Glover residence.
  There are two heart stones in the park, including this one. Let's do our best to find it.

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  Old Steel Memorial School/2nd floor print exhibition room exhibiting works by Ken Tagawa

  Get a feel for the townscape from the settlement era through photos and prints!

  The pale pink Western-style building in the back of the former Orto residence is the former Steel Memorial School. This building is the main building of Higashiyama Gakuin, which was opened at 20 Higashiyamate in 1887 with funds donated by American Dr. Steele in memory of his late beloved child, and was later used as the Kaisei Gakuen High School dormitory. Thing. Currently, valuable photographs related to the Glover family and photographs of the settlement area from the time when Western-style houses were lined up are displayed here. Also on the second floor is Tagawa, a printmaker from Nagasaki who was one of the first to discover the cultural property value of Western-style buildings that were scattered around the ruins of the settlement, and left many of them in his works in the hope of preserving the Western-style buildings that were being lost over time. Ken's works are on display. Some of the paintings depict the townscapes and harbors of Minami-Yamate and Higashi-Yamate during the settlement era, when Western-style buildings were lined up, together with existing buildings, so you can imagine what it was like back in the day.

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  Kirin Beer's Kirin beard is Glover's beard

  Glover is the founder of Japan Brewery Company, the predecessor company of Kirin Beer. The motif on the Kirin label is a guardian dog that is a hobby of Glover and has been in the same location since the building was first built, and the beard is said to be modeled after Glover. Kirin Beer and Glover had a deep relationship.

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  Bathroom in the former Orto residence

  why? why? There are no toilets in Western-style buildings!

  When you look around the Western-style buildings in the park, you'll notice that none of them have toilets!　
  In fact, toilets at that time used portable toilet bowls, or omaru, for indoor use. By the way, it seems that the maids cleaned up after they relieved themselves. There is no toilet in the room, but the old Orto house has a bathroom with tiles in a boarded-up room.

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  happy bride and groom

  Surrounded by flowers...wedding ceremony at Glover Garden!

  Glover Garden, where flowers are in full bloom all year round, is the perfect location for a wedding. Especially during the spring and fall bridal seasons, you can see people taking pre-wedding photos all over the park. If you make a formal application, it is possible to hold a garden wedding party using the garden in front of the former Orto residence. It looks like it will be a wonderful and memorable wedding.