Gardens in Japan

Gardens across Japan offer a mix of traditional design and natural beauty. Ritsurin Garden and Keitaku-en are among the 111 gardens you can visit.

Ritsurin Garden

Ritsurin Garden

KAGAWA · GARDEN

Ritsurin Garden is a well-preserved Edo-period stroll garden, worth visiting for its composed vi...

Keitaku-en

Keitaku-en

OSAKA · GARDEN

Keitaku-en is a historic Japanese stroll garden in Osaka, designed by a master, and worth visiti...

Sengan-en

Sengan-en

KAGOSHIMA · GARDEN

Sengan-en is a historic Shimazu clan villa with a beautiful garden and industrial heritage.

Suizen-ji Jōju-en

Suizen-ji Jōju-en

KUMAMOTO · GARDEN

This stroll garden features a miniature Mt. Fuji, Noh theater, and horseback archery performance...

Tenju-en

Tenju-en

NIIGATA · GARDEN

Tenju-en is a unique garden in Niigata, blending Chinese and Japanese designs with notable archi...

Fukiage Gyoen

Fukiage Gyoen

TOKYO · GARDEN

A 25-hectare imperial forest in Tokyo hosting the Emperor's residence and over 5,000 species of...

Nakazu Banshō-en

Nakazu Banshō-en

KAGAWA · GARDEN

A 17th-century daimyo garden with a tea house, pond, and bridge, worth visiting for its historic...

Kunen'an

Kunen'an

Kunen'an is a Meiji-era residence and garden, famous for its stunning autumn foliage.

Ijimino Ochaya

Ijimino Ochaya

NIIGATA · GARDEN

Ijimino Ochaya is a historic villa and tea house with a beautiful garden, recognized for its cul...

Rokusan-en

Rokusan-en

WAKAYAMA · GARDEN

Rokusan-en is a historic villa with a Japanese garden and Western elements, offering a glimpse i...

Rokka-en

Rokka-en

Rokka-en is a historic estate in Kuwana, featuring Western and Japanese architecture and a large...

Garden of Engaku-ji

Garden of Engaku-ji

KANAGAWA · GARDEN

A historic Zen temple garden in Kamakura, known for its scenic ponds and rock formations.

Yoshino Baigō

Yoshino Baigō

TOKYO · GARDEN

Yoshino Baigō was a famous plum garden, now regenerating after disease.

Nagoya Port Wildflower Garden Bluebonnet

Nagoya Port Wildflower Garden Bluebonnet

AICHI · GARDEN

A former natural-style wildflower garden, now closed, established by Chubu Electric Power.

Wakayama Castle Nishinomaru Garden

Wakayama Castle Nishinomaru Garden

WAKAYAMA · GARDEN

A historic Edo-period garden within Wakayama Castle, featuring ponds, a waterfall, and a teahous...

Shitennō-ji Honbō Garden

Shitennō-ji Honbō Garden

OSAKA · GARDEN

A large, historic Japanese garden in Osaka with unique streams and important cultural properties...

Shikisai-no-oka

Shikisai-no-oka

HOKKAIDō · GARDEN

Shikisai-no-oka is a vast flower garden in Hokkaido, offering beautiful seasonal blooms.

Yume Cosmos Garden

Yume Cosmos Garden

KYOTO · GARDEN

Yume Cosmos Garden is a large seasonal flower garden with millions of cosmos plants.

Myōkoku-ji Garden

Myōkoku-ji Garden

MIYAZAKI · GARDEN

A historic Buddhist garden, designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty, featuring unique Nanbo...

Isome-shi Garden

Isome-shi Garden

SHIGA · GARDEN

Explore a 17th-century Japanese garden and shoin, famous for its borrowed scenery.

Yamamoto-tei

Yamamoto-tei

TOKYO · GARDEN

Explore a 1920s Japanese residence with a highly-ranked garden, open to the public.

Kyūseki Teien

Kyūseki Teien

Kyūseki Teien is a historic garden site in Nara, offering a glimpse into ancient Japanese landsc...

Shin'en

Shin'en

KYOTO · GARDEN

Explore a large, modern Japanese garden designed for the capital's 1100th anniversary.

Yōki-en

Yōki-en

AOMORI · GARDEN

Yōki-en is a registered Japanese garden, a national monument showcasing the Oishi Bugaku-ryu sty...

Yōki-sō

Yōki-sō

AICHI · GARDEN

Yōki-sō is a historic villa in Nagoya with cultural properties and a beautiful garden.

Japanese Garden (Expo'70 Commemorative Park)

Japanese Garden (Expo'70 Commemorative Park)

OSAKA · GARDEN

A large, historic Japanese garden showcasing different eras of garden design, preserved from the...

Former Daijō-in Temple Garden

Former Daijō-in Temple Garden

This garden, designed by Zen'ami, is a National Place of Scenic Beauty worth visiting for its hi...

Kyū Yasuda Garden

Kyū Yasuda Garden

TOKYO · GARDEN

Kyū Yasuda Garden is a historic tidal pond garden, free to enter and worth visiting for its uniq...

Old Tokushima Castle Omotegoten Garden

Old Tokushima Castle Omotegoten Garden

TOKUSHIMA · GARDEN

A historic Edo-period garden, designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty, worth visiting for i...

Former Ikeda Family Gardens

Former Ikeda Family Gardens

AKITA · GARDEN

Explore a vast, historic Japanese garden with unique design and architecture.

Former Chikurin-in Garden

Former Chikurin-in Garden

SHIGA · GARDEN

A national scenic spot, this stroll garden offers traditional beauty and a borrowed landscape.

Joshitei

Joshitei

AKITA · GARDEN

Joshitei is a historic clan villa and garden, a designated scenic spot worth visiting.

Tōko-en

Tōko-en

OKAYAMA · GARDEN

Tōko-en was a historic private garden in Okayama, notable for its age and survival.

Matsue English Garden

Matsue English Garden

SHIMANE · GARDEN

Matsue English Garden was a garden in Shimane, now closed, with a history tied to a Tiffany muse...

Shōhin-ken

Shōhin-ken

KUMAMOTO · GARDEN

Shōhin-ken is a historic residence and garden, offering a glimpse into a feudal lord's life.

Rakuraku-en

Rakuraku-en

SHIGA · GARDEN

Explore Rakuraku-en, a historic Ii family residence with Edo-period buildings and a scenic garde...

Rakusan-en

Rakusan-en

GUNMA · GARDEN

Rakusan-en is an early Edo period daimyo garden, a nationally designated scenic spot worth visit...

Mōri Kai-no-kami's Residence

Mōri Kai-no-kami's Residence

TOKYO · GARDEN

Explore a historic Tokyo garden, once a samurai residence and site of dramatic events.

Himi Aiyama Garden

Himi Aiyama Garden

TOYAMA · GARDEN

Himi Aiyama Garden: a hilltop Western-style garden with diverse flowers and panoramic views.

Fugetsurō

Fugetsurō

SHIZUOKA · GARDEN

Fugetsurō is a historic restaurant and garden, once a shogun's residence, offering a glimpse int...

Shimizu-en

Shimizu-en

NIIGATA · GARDEN

Shimizu-en is a historic Edo period garden with unique features, easily accessible from Shibata...

Onzansō-en

Onzansō-en

WAKAYAMA · GARDEN

Onzanso-en is Japan's largest private garden, a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty.

Genkyū-en

Genkyū-en

SHIGA · GARDEN

Genkyū-en is a historic daimyō garden, a scenic part of Hikone Castle.

Gyokusen-en

Gyokusen-en

ISHIKAWA · GARDEN

Gyokusen-en is a historic pond-stroll garden with Kanazawa's oldest teahouse, worth visiting for...

Yūshi-en

Yūshi-en

SHIMANE · GARDEN

Yūshi-en is a large Japanese garden on Daikon Island, famous for peonies and ginseng.

Bandoko Garden

Bandoko Garden

WAKAYAMA · GARDEN

Bandoko Garden offers panoramic ocean views from a historic watch station site.

Shirotori Garden

Shirotori Garden

AICHI · GARDEN

A large, modern Japanese garden in Nagoya, offering tranquil beauty and traditional tea experien...

Tachibana Garden

Tachibana Garden

FUKUOKA · GARDEN

Tachibana Garden is a historic estate with a beautiful modern Japanese garden and architecture.

Tsunamachi Mitsui Club

Tsunamachi Mitsui Club

TOKYO · GARDEN

Historic Tokyo club with Renaissance architecture and a garden, designed by Josiah Conder.

Shūen-tei

Shūen-tei

HYōGO · GARDEN

Historic teahouse and garden in Tatsuno Park, known for its autumn leaves.

Fujita Memorial Japanese Garden

Fujita Memorial Japanese Garden

AOMORI · GARDEN

A large, early 20th-century garden with historic buildings, blending Japanese and Western styles...

Shūraku-en

Shūraku-en

OKAYAMA · GARDEN

Shūraku-en is a historic daimyo garden, a National Place of Scenic Beauty, offering a tranquil e...

Seizansō

Seizansō

IBARAKI · GARDEN

Seizansō is Tokugawa Mitsukuni's historic retirement home, offering a glimpse into his life.

Moroto garden

Moroto garden

Moroto Garden is a historic private estate with a beautiful pond garden and important cultural p...

Roadside station Rosemary park

Roadside station Rosemary park

CHIBA · GARDEN

A unique roadside station in Chiba, offering a taste of Shakespeare's England and local produce.

Sanbō-in Garden

Sanbō-in Garden

KYOTO · GARDEN

Explore Sanbō-in Garden, a historic Kyoto garden designed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Yōkōkan Garden

Yōkōkan Garden

FUKUI · GARDEN

Yōkōkan Garden is a scenic Japanese stroll garden, a peaceful escape in Fukui City.

Yōsui-en

Yōsui-en

WAKAYAMA · GARDEN

Yōsui-en is a rare, privately owned daimyo garden with a unique seawater pond.

Kōfū-en

Kōfū-en

KAGAWA · GARDEN

Kōfū-en is a historic garden with Japanese and Western styles, a short walk from Sakaide Station...

Takasegawa Nijōen

Takasegawa Nijōen

KYOTO · GARDEN

A historic Japanese garden and restaurant, offering a glimpse into Kyoto's past.

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