6 Gardens in Aichi worth your time
Japan Gems
Aichi Prefecture offers six gardens to visit, including the Nagoya Port Wildflower Garden Bluebonnet and Tokugawa Garden. These gardens provide a variety of landscapes for a peaceful outing.
Aichi has 6 gardens on Japan Gems. Below are the 6 we can tell you the most about — each one written up in English from Japanese sources, with what to see and how to get there. See all gardens in Aichi.
01
Yōki-sō
AICHI · GARDEN 揚輝荘
Yōki-sō is a historic villa in Nagoya with cultural properties and a beautiful garden.
What it is
- Historic villa built for Matsuzakaya's first president, Ito Suketami.
- Named after a Chinese poem by Tao Yuanming.
- Land and buildings donated to Nagoya City in 2007.
What to see
- Five buildings are Nagoya City Tangible Cultural Properties.
- Chōshōkaku building is open to the public for a fee.
- North Garden is a pond-stroll garden.
- Ban-karo building moved from Owari Tokugawa family.
- Sanshōtei was the first building constructed here.
- Hakūn-kyō bridge was built around 1918.
Getting there
- Located next to Kakuōzan Nittai-ji Temple.
- Official site
- www.yokiso.jp
02
Jōzan-en
AICHI · GARDEN 丈山苑
Jozan-en is a historical Japanese garden with unique buildings, worth visiting for its tranquil beauty.
What it is
- A historical Japanese garden.
- Opened in 1996 as a historical park.
What to see
- Shisenkaku, a two-story wooden building.
- Reproductions of paintings in Shisen-no-ma room.
- Shogetsuro, a lookout tower.
- Three gardens modeled after famous Japanese gardens.
- A statue of Ishikawa Jozan.
Getting there
- 10-minute walk from Izumi Jozanen bus stop.
- Address
- 〒444-1221 愛知県安城市和泉町中本郷180-1 Map
- Official site
- jozanen.com
03
Tokugawa Garden
AICHI · GARDEN 徳川園
A historic Daimyo garden in Nagoya, rebuilt to offer scenic beauty and cultural insights.
What it is
- A Japanese garden in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.
- Built in 1695 as a retirement residence for Tokugawa Mitsutomo.
- A Daimyo garden with a pond and circuit style.
- Opened to the public in 1932.
What to see
- Features mountains, waterfalls, streams, and a lake.
- Ryumon Waterfall recreates an episode from Toyama-so.
- Zuiryutei is a three-tatami mat tea room.
- Official site
- www.tokugawaen.aichi.jp
04
Shirotori Garden
AICHI · GARDEN 白鳥庭園
A large, modern Japanese garden in Nagoya, offering tranquil beauty and traditional tea experiences.
What it is
- A Japanese garden with a large central pond.
- Opened in 1991 as a city park.
- Largest garden in a city park in the Tokai region.
- Design motifs the topography of the Chubu region.
What to see
- Seiwatei, a sukiya-style teahouse.
- Shiioiri-tei, offering matcha with garden views.
- A suikinkutsu that plays three tones.
- Address
- 〒456-0036 愛知県名古屋市熱田区熱田西町2-5 Map
- Official site
- shirotori-garden.jp
05
Uraku-en
AICHI · GARDEN 有楽苑
Explore Uraku-en, a Japanese garden featuring a National Treasure teahouse and other historic structures.
What it is
- A Japanese garden established in 1972.
- Named after historical figure Oda Urakusai.
- Owned and maintained by Nagoya Railroad.
What to see
- The Jo-an teahouse, a National Treasure built in 1618.
- The Gen-an teahouse.
- The Ko-an teahouse.
- The Old Shoden-in Shoin, an Important Cultural Property from 1618.
- Address
- 〒484-0081 愛知県犬山市犬山御門先1 Map
- Official site
- www.meitetsu.co.jp
06
Nagoya Port Wildflower Garden Bluebonnet
AICHI · GARDEN 名古屋港ワイルドフラワーガーデン ブルーボネット
A former natural-style wildflower garden, now closed, established by Chubu Electric Power.
What it is
- A natural-style garden.
- Established by Chubu Electric Power.
- Opened on April 20, 2002.
- Closed on December 24, 2023.
What to see
- 22 distinct garden areas.
- Various wild flowers.
- A restaurant and a garden shop.
Getting there
- Accessible by Nagoya City Bus.
- Official site
- www.wfg-bluebonnet.com