Scenes from Ritsurin Garden. Ritsurin Garden (栗林公園, Ritsurin Kōen) is a large, historic garden in Takamatsu, Japan.It was completed in 1745 as a private strolling garden and villa for the local feudal lords, and opened to the public in 1875. [1] Ritsurin is one of the largest strolling gardens in Japan, [2] and a major tourist attraction for Kagawa Prefecture.