Garden Isui-EN in Nara consists of two parts, each of which was an independent garden. Thus, the Western part was originally the garden of a small temple, which was located in the famous Buddhist temple of Kofuku-JI. In 1670 this land was bought Kasumi Mittie, wealthy Tanner of leather. The arrangement of the garden he was involved with in 1673 1681 years, in particular, has built two houses with thatched roofs, Sansula and Taishukan. The name of one of them – Sansula – gave the rector of the Church Manpuku-JI school Obaku of Mokoan, it translates as "the house of the three miracles".

The construction of East garden did in 1899 entrepreneur Seki by chojiro, who hired this architect Horitaka, the school of Urasenke. In this part of the garden a few houses were built for the tea ceremony and paths to them.

In 1939 both gardens were bought and merged by resident Bunk Zensaku Nakamura to create in their territories the Museum Naraku, which houses a collection of traditional Japanese ceramics. The Museum was opened in 1969, based on his collection formed ceramics collected Zensaku Nakamura. There are more than two thousand exhibits.

Garden Isui-EN covers an area of 13, 5 thousand square meters. In the Central pond of the garden are two Islands. They have sculptures of cranes and turtles, which in Japanese culture symbolizes longevity. The shape of the pond resembles the character for "water", and the name of Isui-EN translates as "the water garden". Water for the pond is fed from the river Asiki that flows next to the garden.

Located along the hills of Wakakusa and Kasuga garden Isui-EN distinguishes the atmosphere of peace and quiet. In the spring it gives the opportunity to admire the cherry blossoms, while in other seasons it helps to get an idea of Japanese garden art of the XII-XIX centuries.