Syukkey-en Garden was laid out in the first half of the XVII century, but, like the rest of Hiroshima, was razed to the ground during the atomic bombing of the city in August 1945. Therefore, its beautiful scenery available for contemplation in the reconstruction in 1951. The garden is located in the urban district of Naka is protected by the state natural landmark.

The garden was founded in 1620 by master Ueda Soko tea ceremony, which was in the service of Asano Nagaakira - official, appointed a year before the Tokugawa shogunate manage Aki province and eight counties of the province of Bingo. Its center was located in the possession of the castle of Hiroshima, and the garden was conceived as part of the name of the new master. Garden space has been organized in such a way that, in spite of its small footprint, it was able to accommodate a variety of different, successive landscape and plant more plants that bloom at different times of the year. With its diversity of landscape garden was called Syukkey en - translated "miniature garden landscapes." It was believed that the garden in Hiroshima represented the West Lake - Freshwater West Lake Chinese city of Hangzhou.

In the garden Syukkey en pond was created with ten man-made islands. Pond as the West Lake was surrounded by mountains, on the banks of the pond was built a tea house, gazebos and bridges. Bridges were also built in the image of two famous buildings: the Moon bridge in the garden Korakuen in Tokyo and Kyoto eternity Bridge, located in the villa of the Emperor Syugakuin.

Since the beginning of the Meiji period Syukkey en manor served Asano clan. In 1884, the General Staff of the Japanese Army moved into the castle of Hiroshima and Syukkey en at the time was the residence of the emperor. In 1913 the garden was first opened to the public, and in 1940 it was transferred to the ownership of Hiroshima Prefecture. He is currently one of the most visited attractions in the city.