In Japanese, the term kōraku in Kōrakuen (後楽園, "Kōraku Park") refers to later pleasures. It comes from a
yojijukugo
is a Japanese lexeme consisting of four kanji (Chinese characters). English translations of include "four-character compound", "four-character idiom", "four-character idiomatic phrase", and "four-character idiomatic compound". It is equivalen ...
which means "hardship now, pleasure lat
" It is derived from a poem by
Fan Zhongyan
Fan Zhongyan (5 September 989 – 19 June 1052) from Wu County of Suzhou ( Jiangsu Province, China), courtesy name Xiwen (), ratified as the Duke of Wenzheng () posthumously, and conferred as Duke of Chu () posthumously, was a Chinese poet, p ...
.
Places named Korakuen include:
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Kōraku-en, a garden in Okayama Prefecture
* In
Bunkyo, Tokyo:
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Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden
is a district of Bunkyo, Tokyo. It consists of five sub-areas, . In Koishikawa are located two well regarded gardens: the Koishikawa Botanical Garden (operated by the University of Tokyo) in Hakusan, and the Koishikawa Korakuen Garden in Kōr ...
, a garden
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Korakuen Hall, a sports arena
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Korakuen Stadium, a former stadium
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Kōrakuen Station, a subway station
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Korakuen Velodrome. a former velodrome
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