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  • Okayama Korakuen
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    Okayama Pref. Okayamashi Kita-ku Kourakuen 1-5
    This Japanese stroll garden is located in Okayama City and named one of the Big Three Japanese Gardens. Construction of the garden began in 1687 by Tsunamasa Ikeda, Lord of Okayama, with its initial completion in 1700. Since this time, it was beloved and enjoyed as a place of relaxation for the feudal lord and as a place of interaction with the retainers and people of the domain. One can see the footprints of history through the structural remains preserved in the expansive 144,000 square meters area and enjoy blooms in each season dotting the park. The Korakuenmae bus stop is the closest public transport stop.

    One of the great gardens of Japan. To truly appreciate the beauty of this garden, go when the weather cooperates. They designed this park for all four seasons. The summer area was beautiful this...

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  • Omizu-en Garden
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    3.5
    31 Reviews
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    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。

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  • Kumayama English Garden
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    3.5
    15 Reviews
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    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。

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  • Miyama British Garden
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    3.5
    13 Reviews
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    Okayama Pref. Tamanoshi Tai 2-4470 Roadside Station Inside Miyama Park
    This garden is located inside Miyama Park along National Route 30 in Tai, Tamano City. It opened in 2000 as a commemoration project for the 60th anniversary of Tamano becoming a city. Designed by the British garden technician Peter Thurman with the concept of a traditional British garden in the 20th century, it is possible to enjoy the four seasons in the garden with its eight separate gardens each with different themes.

    たまたま行った日が、高校生のイベントをしている日だったのでいつも以上にいろいろとデコられていてかわいらしかったです。

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  • Shurakuen
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    Okayama Pref. Tsuyamashi Yamakita 628
    This Japanese garden is located in Yamakita, Tsuyama City. It is a daimyo park in an early modern style of garden that features a path around a pond that was created in the first half of the Edo period (1603–1868) by the Tsuyama Domain’s second feudal lord, Mori Nagatsugu. After the Matsudaira clan became the lords of Tsuyama, it was used as their personal residence and place to receive guests, and was opened to the public from the Meiji period (1868–1912). You can enjoy the harmony of every season from the gardens centered on the pond, the cherry trees and changing autumn leaves. It is a designated National Site of Scenic Beauty.
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  • Daitsuji Temple Garden (Sekiju Garden)
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    Okayama Oda-gun Yakagecho Obayashi 1815
    "This garden is about a five-minute taxi ride from Yakage Station on the Ibara Railway. This is a chisen-kansho ""spring pond appreciation"" garden, and is part of the ancient Soto school Daitsu-ji temple, and is also known as Sekiju-en. It spreads out to the east of the main hall of the temple, which is said to date back to 743. Local Yakage gardeners spent 21 years making it in the late Edo period, and it is now a designated Okayama Place of Scenic Beauty. Using the scenery of Mt. Takamine, and features a number of stones in perfect balance, including a Buddhist Triad stone and a zazenseki (flat meditation stone), surrounded by pond and waterfalls. The scenery is worth viewing through all four seasons."
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  • Tanaka Museum of Art Tanaka En
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    Okayama Ibara-shi Ibaracho 315
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Overshadowed by Hiroshima to the west and the Kansai region to the east, Okayama is an easy spot to miss but a nature-rich gem where the Seto Inland Sea laps at its toes and peach and grape farms complete its interior. One of Japan’s Three Great Gardens, Koraku-en in Okayama city is well worth a visit before progressing to Kurashiki, where preserved wooden Edo buildings line the picturesque canal.

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