Garden Spots in Japan

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Shirotori Garden

Travel / Tourism

Aichi Pref. Nagoyashi Atsuta-ku Atsutanishimachi 2-5

A garden located in Atsuta Nishi-machi, Atsuta Ward, Nagoya City. Modeled after geographical features in the Chubu region such as Mt. Ontake and the Kiso River, this traditional Japanese excursion garden built around a central pond is one of the largest in the Tokai region. Inside the garden, there is a teahouse built in the sukiya style, and a teahouse cafe which serves matcha powdered green tea, Japanese sweets, and lunch dishes.
Omizu-en Garden

3.5

31 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Okayama-shi Kita-ku Ashimori 803

This feudal lord garden was built on an estate belonging to the Kinoshita clan, which once ruled the area when it was known as Ashimori Domain. The garden is situated along the Ashimori River north on National Route 429 traveling from JR Ashimori Station. The garden is believed to have been created in the early 18th century. An excellent example of a Kobori Ensyu-style excursion garden built around a central pond, the garden has been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty by the prefecture. 5,500 square meters in size, two islands (Tsurushima and Kameshima) float in the pond, which is itself surrounded by maples and cherry trees. Each year around November the maples turn crimson, creating magnificent scenery. The area is also a great place for those interested in strolling amidst historical sites; the childhood home of Kinoshita Rigen and a samurai residence can be found nearby.

今迄有料のお庭と思っていたのですが、出入り自由のお庭でした。紅葉が綺麗と言うので行ってみました。紅葉の時期は11月20日前後あたりです。観光駐車場は狭いので、川原の方が広々と停められてお勧めです。
Oyaku-en (Aizu Matsudaira Clan Garden)

4.0

28 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukushima Pref. Aiduwakamatsushi Hanaharumachi 8-1

A Japanese garden located in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture. The garden was originally created in the Muromachi period as part of a villa built by Ashina Morihisa. Oyaku-en means medicinal herb garden -the name is derived from the many medicinal plants which are grown in it. Visitors can enjoy the garden's seasonal scenery as well as a cup of medicinal herb tea. The garden was designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty as one of the best examples of an Edo period daimyo landscape garden.

Right on the town loop ¥120 bus route, so I stopped in. Not especially attractive, but the remedial herb garden history is unusual.
Nishinomaru Garden

Travel / Tourism

Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Osakajou 2

This park lies outside Osaka Castle's Otemon Gate, and is a popular place for cherry blossom viewing. 300 cherry trees (mainly Yoshino cherry trees) are planted, and every spring tourists gather here to see the cherry blossoms. Even outside of the cherry blossom season, the view of the castle tower and stone walls through the trees is impressive, and many people visit to take photos of it. Also contained within the park are many scenic spots, including 13 Important Cultural Properties, such as the Senganyagura and the Enshogura. The park is said to the place where the residence of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's legal wife, Kitano Mandokoro, once stood.
Kyu-Furukawa Gardens

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Kita-ku Nishigahara 1-27-39

A mansion and gardens constructed in the Taisho period to serve as a residence for the Furukawa family. With the post-war dissolution of the zaibatsu conglomerates, the facility was nationalized. After the property was designated a national Cultural Property in 1982, the grounds and building were refurbished. Today, the mansion serves as an art museum commemorating Yonetaro Otani, a man who built his fortune in the steel and hotel industries. The museum’s tea room is open to the public and here visitors can the beautiful antique interior while sipping a cup of tea. An advance reservation via return postcard is necessary to tour areas other than the tea room.
Heianjingu Shinen

4.5

10 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Sakyo-ku

平安神宮には、神苑という庭園があります。入園料は600円です。神苑はとても広く、南神苑・西神苑・中神苑・東神苑で構成されています。神苑の入口は平安神宮の左側で、南神苑→西神苑→中神苑→東神苑の順に歩き、平安神宮の外周をぐるりと廻り、平安神宮の右側から出てきます。どの神苑も良かったですが、特に臥龍橋のある中神苑が気に入りました。入る前は600円の入園料は高いかな？とも思いましたが、思っていた以上に広...
Yakurai Garden

4.0

24 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Miyagi Pref. Kamigunkamimachi Ajinomoto and Japanese original 1-9

Yakurai Garden is a large garden covering an area of around 150,000 square meters, located at the foot of Mt. Yakurai. There are eight themed gardens, including a cherry tree garden, rose garden and herb garden, with over 400 different plant species. At the garden shop, visitors can purchase a wide range of products, including English rose cuttings and scented gift items, etc. There is also an activity center where visitors can take flower arranging classes, etc., and there are also flower decorated cake making activities for elementary school students. Yakurai Garden is place that is sure to leave visitors with great memories.

広大な丘に作られたガーデンで、季節によって色とりどりの花が咲いています。春と秋は見頃の花が多いようですが、私の訪問は8月中旬で、ひまわりの時期も過ぎ、タイミングが悪かったようでした。花は少なかったですが、カラフルな傘の展示がきれいでした。オフシーズンは入園料が少し安くなればいいと思いました。大人700円です。
Jozan-en

4.5

21 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aichi Pref. Anjoushi Izumichou Nakahongou 180-1

Ishikawa Jozan was born in what is today Izumi Town, Anjo City. Ishikawa Jozan was an early Edo period samurai who was also a well-known poet. He spent last years of his life in the Shisen-do Jozanji Temple in Kyoto. The Jozan-en garden was modeled after the Shisen-do Jozanji Temple and built in the area where Jozan was born to reproduce and share his unique worldview. The elegant garden combines a Chinese garden, traditional circular garden built around a central pond, and garden modeled after the mythical Mt. Penglai. Near the Shisen-kaku hermitage stands a replica of a stone monument dedicated to 36 great points from the Shisen-do Jozanji Temple.

I actually didn’t expect that there’s a place like this in Anjo. There’s only few people who knows this place and I like it that way, so that the solemnity will remain. I love how hospitable the...
Sukagawa Peony Garden

3.5

25 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukushima Pref. Sukagawashi Botanen

A garden located in Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture. The garden is 10 hectares, and here visitors can enjoy tree peonies and other seasonal flowers and scenery. The garden is the only tree peony garden in the country designated a Place of Scenic Beauty. An entrance fee is required when the tree peonies are in bloom but otherwise the garden is generally free.

JR東北本線の須賀川にあります。牡丹園では有名です。雪の中に咲く赤い牡丹……かつて高畠で見たことがあるので、同じイメージで出かけてみましたが……今年の暖冬で雪が全くありませんでした。
Suirakuen

4.0

20 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Fukushima Shirakawa-shi Gorokubo Yama 45-1

This park said to be Japan's oldest was created by Matsudaira Sadanobu, who was the lord of the Shirakawa Domain. In addition to being a wise ruler, Matsudaira was a master of the tea ceremony and an excellent gardener. At the Shorakutei tea house, visitors can enjoy the beautiful scenery set in front of the backdrop of Mt. Kagami's bamboo thickets. At the Shusuian tea house, it is possible to enjoy the scenery of the Chiyo no Tsutsumi and Mt. Seki. Visitors can also enjoy the seasonal scenery created by the park's 4,000 trees of various sizes representing 59 varieties, its 21,000 shrubs representing 49 varieties, and the ever-changing reflections in the lake. The park can also be used as a venue for traditional cultural activities.

松平氏の庭園。手入れも行き届いていて美しく、一周散歩するのにはよい。お茶をいただける施設はあるが、今回は利用しなかった。
Hori Teien Garden

4.5

17 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Kanoashi-gun Tsuwanocho Muraki 795

"A garden that includes the main house of Hori Tojuro, an Edo period copper mine official called the ""Mining King of Western Honshu."" The roughly 6.5-hectare grounds consist of the main garden from the Edo period, the Meiji period Rakuzan-so reception hall, and the Warakuen garden from the Taisho period. It's been recognized as a National Place of Scenic Beauty. Created in 1897, Rakuzan-so's grounds feature a pond-centered strolling garden with a waterfall and a three-legged stone lantern against a rocky mountain back drop. It has 17 lanterns of different sizes and a small shrine, as well as maple trees, azaleas, and satsuki rhododendrons. Lots of visitors come when the leaves turn colors in fall."

津和野駅から車で１５分くらいの場所にあります。津和野駅周辺特に何もなく堀庭園オススメします。紅葉の名所としても有名です。津和野に来たら立ち寄るべ。
Shorai hermitage

4.0

18 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kanagawa Pref. Chigasakishi Higashikaigankita 1-4-50 (Takasago within the green space)

”松籟庵”は閑静な住宅街の中に広がる松の木立「高砂緑地」に佇む茶室・書院です。長崎屋創業者の岩田孝八氏が母親の逝去を機に茅ヶ崎市へ寄贈した1億円をもとにつくられ、日本庭園とともに1991（平成3）年に開館したそうです。この書院は表千家不審菴の「松風楼」を写しているそうです。なかなか、木立の中のたたずまいがいいですね。お庭の一番奥には”滝”が流れていました。この暑さの中一幅の清涼を感じさせ...
Senshinan

4.0

17 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Yamagata Pref. Yamagatashi Midorichou 1-4-28

This is a gardening culture study center located in Midori Town, Yamagata City. Famous for his design of the Hotel Okura garden, one can enjoy this traditional Japanese garden style of a pond surrounded by meandering paths designed by Sentaro Iwaki. Another design trait is the many historic rock structures placed throughout the garden. Adjacent to the garden is a cultural studies center, equipped with a multi-purpose hall where exhibitions, concerts, and other events can be held.

文翔館から東に行ったところにある山形県の施設です。多目的ホールや和室研修室があり、行ったときにも使用されていましたが、観光客にとっては見る価値があるのはその庭園だと思います。それほど広くはないですが、綺麗に整備されていて良かったです。
Gyokusenji Temple Garden

4.5

15 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Yamagata Pref. Tsuruokashi Haguromachitamagawa 35

This garden at Gyokusen-ji Temple, also called the Flower Temple, was made in 1450. Centered around a large pond, with a natural waterfall on the stream flowing from the mountains, the park has a variety of flowering plants, azaleas, maples, and Japanese primrose in a Chisen Kaiyushiki Horai water-based promenade garden. Nationally recognized as a Cultural Asset Spot of Scenic Beauty, it is popular all year round for its scenery.

国の指定名勝の庭園を楽しみました。建物の中に入って庭園を見るスタイルなので鑑賞式庭園かとおもったら、サンダルが用意してあり回遊することができます。建物の柱の間からみる額縁鑑賞も、庭に降りる回遊鑑賞も楽しめます。池のほとりに枝垂がありましたが、私が訪れたときには、ほぼちっていて、葉桜でした。
Manpukuji Temple

4.5

14 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Masuda-shi Higashimachi 25-33

A temple built in the Heian period as the Masuda training facility for the Jishu school of Buddhism. At that time it was called Anfukuji Temple and was near the mouth of Masuda River. It was washed away by an enormous tsunami in 1026. The temple was rebuilt at its current location in 1374 and given the name it has today. The main hall consists of an about 13-meter-square single-story building that preserves architectural features from the Kamakura period. Although the main gate was burned down in the Masudaguchi War, the main hall and the temple kitchen were left intact and remain as they were when the temple was founded. The temple features many cultural assets important to medieval Masuda culture, including a garden created by Sesshu, a Niga Byakudo-zu painting showing the teachings of Buddhism, and a Kanan-sansai vase acquired through pre-modern European trade.

鎌倉時代の七尾城主益田氏の建立だそうです。外観は本当にシンプルですが屋根のしなりなどに素朴な美しさがあります。拝観できるので本堂の中を見ると柱などに時代が感じられます。裏手の雪舟の作庭による庭は医光寺程の華やかさは有りませんが素朴な美しい庭だと思いました。
Kitabatake Samurai Gardens

4.0

7 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Tsushi Misugichoukamitage 1148

This ornamental pond style Buke-Shoin garden is located in a corner of Kitabatake Shrine, in Misugi-cho, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. It is one of the three great Samurai gardens of Japan and was created by Hosokawa Takakuni, the grandfather of Harutomo Kitabatake, who was the governor of Ise in the Muromachi Period. This garden is reminiscent of Kitabatake's splendor in the way it embodies the aesthetics of the local prominent families of the time. Its charming beauty is simple and openhearted. As a garden representative of the Nanboku-cho period, it has been designated as a national place of scenic beauty and as a historical site. It is also very well known as a place to view the green leaves of spring and the red leaves of fall.

続日本百名城巡りの一環として初めて行きました。北畠神社をお参りし、御朱印とスタンプをいただきました。せっかくなので300円払って庭園を鑑賞しました。巨木が木陰を作り、苔がきれいな緑のじゅうたんのように一面を覆っていました。
Mohri Garden

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Minato-ku Roppongi 6

The Mori Gardens in the middle of Roppongi Hills are spacious and have a Japanese feel to them. The garden, which stands on the site of the Daimyo Mori family residence, spreads out as a garden surrounding a pond with walking paths. There is a Japanese-style garden where you can enjoy the changing colors of the flowers and trees in the four seasons. Descendants of the killifish that travelled with Chiaki Mukai into space in 1994 on the “Columbia” are still kept in the pond. There are benches on the path so you can enjoy a leisurely stroll in the garden.
Meiji Jingu Gaien

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Shinjuku-ku

This Western-style garden was created with the aim of commemorating for future generations the achievements of Emperor Meiji. Serving as an oasis in the heart of Tokyo, here visitors can take in seasonal natural beauty. The park is outfitted with a variety of sports and culture facilities, such as the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery, as well as Jingu Stadium and other sports facilities, and a children's park and playground area. In addition, the park holds seasonal, large-scale events such as the Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival in the summer and the Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Festival in the fall, attracting large numbers of visitors throughout the year.
Kumayama English Garden

3.5

15 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Pref. Akaiwashi Tonodani 170-1

A highly unique English garden created on the grounds of a closed elementary school located a 20-minute drive from the Sanyo Interchange on the Sanyo Expressway. The garden was designed by English gardener and researcher Kay Yamada. The old school building is used as a multipurpose hall for parties and events, and as a greenhouse where rare plants are kept. The garden holds ceramics classes, aromatherapy experiences, flower arranging classes, and more. There's also a cafe where you can enjoy a break while taking in a view of the garden's seasonal flowers and plants.

花がメインです。イベントもやれるようです。無料開放してました。バラの花等が好きな人には良いと思います。
La Casta Natural Healing Garden

4.5

12 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Pref. Omachishi Tokiwa 9729-2

A garden situated along Prefectural Route 334 in Tokiwa, Omachi City. Like the La Costa brand of natural healing cosmetics, the garden is dedicated to the concept of the vitality and healing abilities of plants, and here visitors can see beautiful flowers, take in the scent of growing plants, enjoy the sound of flowing water, and experience beauty and healing with all five senses.

多種多様な植栽。季節的にバラは少なかったがそれを補って余りあるカラーリーフ、カラフルな宿根草。広々とした庭園の風格ある池の周囲にはダリア。池の奥には滝。今まで見たことないような本格的なロックガーデン。散策できる山道。小鳥の声、沢の音。青々とした芝生を背景に風に揺れる背の高いグラス類。日本にこんな豪華で繊細でナチュラルな庭園ガーデンがあったのかと度肝を抜かれた。