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Yuushien Garden

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Garden
Shimane

Yuushien Garden

A Peony Garden on a Lake Island

A beautiful Japanese garden on Daikonshima island in Lake Nakaumi, famous for its large peony dis...

Matsue, Shimane, Japan
Kenroku-en

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Garden
Ishikawa

Kenroku-en

One of Japan's Three Great Gardens

One of Japan's three great landscape gardens, named for the six qualities a garden was said to need.

Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Tokyo Imperial Palace East Gardens

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Tokyo

Tokyo Imperial Palace East Gardens

Historic Gardens on the Grounds of the Imperial Palace

The beautifully maintained former inner citadel of Edo Castle, now open to the public with Japane...

Tokyo, Japan
Katsura Imperial Villa

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Garden
Kyoto

Katsura Imperial Villa

Japan's Finest Traditional Garden and Architectural Masterpiece

Widely regarded as Japan's supreme example of traditional garden design and architecture, built i...

Kyoto, Japan
Nunobiki Herb Gardens

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Hyogo

Nunobiki Herb Gardens

Hilltop Herb Garden with Panoramic Ropeway Views

Hilltop herb and flower garden reached by a scenic ropeway ride from Shin-Kobe Station, offering ...

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Koko-en Garden

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Garden
Hyogo

Koko-en Garden

Edo-Style Garden Next to Himeji Castle

A beautifully designed traditional Japanese garden featuring nine separate walled gardens, built ...

Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
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Garden
Kyoto

Okochi Sanso Garden

A Hilltop Garden with Panoramic Views of Kyoto and Arashiyama

The former villa garden of silent film actor Okochi Denjiro, perched on a hillside above the bamb...

Kyoto, Japan
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Kairakuen Garden

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Garden
Ibaraki

Kairakuen Garden

One of Japan's Three Great Gardens

One of Japan's Three Great Gardens, Kairakuen is known for its collection of over 3,000 plum tree...

Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Garden
Hokkaido

Farm Tomita

Furano's Famous Lavender Fields

Vast lavender fields creating a purple carpet against Hokkaido's rolling hills, with peak bloom i...

Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan
Garden
Tokyo

Rikugien Garden

A Masterpiece of Edo-Period Strolling Garden Design

One of Tokyo's finest Edo-period landscape gardens, built in 1702, featuring a large central pond...

Tokyo, Japan
Garden
Kumamoto

Suizenji Garden

Miniature Tokaido Landscape Garden

Exquisite Edo-period strolling garden featuring a miniature reproduction of the 53 stations of th...

Kumamoto, Japan
Garden
Nara

Isuien Garden

Exquisite Borrowed Scenery Garden beside Todai-ji

An exquisite Meiji-era strolling garden next to Todai-ji, celebrated for its masterful borrowed s...

Nara, Japan
Garden
Kagoshima

Sengan-en Garden

Shimazu Clan's Grand Seaside Villa with Sakurajima Views

Edo-period garden and villa of the Shimazu clan, using Sakurajima volcano and Kinko Bay as borrow...

Kagoshima, Japan
Garden
Okayama

Korakuen Garden

One of Japan's top three landscape gardens, featuring elegant lawns, ponds, and tea houses since ...

Okayama, Japan
Garden
Saga

Mifuneyama Rakuen

teamLab-Enhanced Historic Garden

Historic 500,000-square-meter garden dating to 1845, famous for seasonal beauty and the immersive...

Takeo, Saga, Japan