Gardens

Meet A dreamy world that made of thousands cherry trees when the cherry blossoming in spring, encounter brilliant maple leaves on a blanket of moss in autumn, listen to the murmur of a babbling brook, gaze at the moon and mountains as seen in an exactingly raked bed of white gravel.All of these beauties are come from Japanese Gardens which consider an important Japanese art form that has been refined for more than 1000 years in Japan.

Byodoin

Built near the end of the Heian Era,this temple houses a Buddha statue and other images,and is surrounded by a beautiful garden.The temple is registered on the World Heritage List as a part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.Image of temple's Phoenix Hall is featured on the 10 yen coin.

Kokoen Garden

Kokoen Garden is a strolling-landscape-type Japanese garden, it was built in 1992 to commemorate Himeji City's 100th anniversary and features ponds and springs against the backdrop of the World Cultural Heritage Himeji Castle.

Isuien Garden

If you want to step back in time to old-school Japan, Isuien Garden is the place to do go! Said to be one of the most beautiful gardens in Nara, it is also the only “walking garden.” Isuien is located on on the Yoshikigawa River and its name stands for “garden founded on water” .....

Sorakuen Garden

Sorakuen (相楽園, Sōrakuen) is a traditional Japanese landscape garden in the center of Kobe. Completed in the early 20th century, the garden used to be part of the residence of Kodera Kenkichi, a former mayor of Kobe, but was opened to the public in 1941.

Genkyuen Garden

Genkyuen Garden is a Japanese landscape garden with a central pond and a circular walking trail.It is designed after a palace garden from Tang China. There are four small islands scattered across the pond, connected by bridges. Hikone Castle's main keep stands on the hill behind the garden

Yoshikien Garden

Yoshikien is a pleasant Japanese garden located in central Nara. It is named after the Yoshikigawa River, a small river that runs beside the garden, and was built on the site of Kofukuji Temple's former priest residences. The entry fee to the garden is waived for foreign tourists.

Suizenji Garden

Suizenji Garden (Suizenji Jōjuen) is a spacious, Japanese style landscape garden in Kumamoto, best enjoyed by strolling along a circular path.

Senganen Garden

Senganen Garden, also known as Isoteien, is a Japanese style landscape garden along the coast north of downtown Kagoshima.

Shikinaen Garden

Shikinaen (識名園) was constructed in the end of the 18th century as the second residence of the Ryukyu kings. It features beautiful, relatively simple, wooden palace buildings with Okinawan style, red tile roofs and a spacious Japanese style landscape garden with a central pond.