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The garden restoration was begun in 1774 by the 11th lord Harunaga, who created the Emerald Waterfall ( Midori-taki ) and Yugao-tei, a teahouse.

Improvements continued in 1822 when the 12th lord Narinaga created the garden's winding streams with water drawn from the Tatsumi Waterway.

The 13th lord Nariyasu subsequently added more streams and expanded the Kasumi Pond.

With this, the garden's current form was complete.

The garden was opened to the public on May 7, 1874.