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The Most Beautiful Japanese Gardens

Japanese gardens are great attractions in Japan. Visiting a Japanese garden might be one of things you would like to do while you are in Japan. There are three the most beautiful landscape Japanese gardens. Spend a whole day in one of the gardens and enjoy Japanese landscapes.

  • Koraku-en Garden

    Address: 1-5 Korakuen Okayama-city, Okayama
    Phone: 086-272-1148
    Access: 25 min. by bus from JR Okayama Station
    Open: 7:30am-6pm (April-Sep.) 8am-5pm (Oct.-March)
    Admission: 350yen (adults) / 140yen (5-14 year-olds)

    Korakuen was built in 1700 and has an area of about 28 acres. It includes many sakura trees, plum trees, Japanese maple trees, ponds, tea houses, noh stage, and more. Okayama Castle is located in next to the garden.

  • Kenroku-en Garden

    Kenrokuen is located in Kanazawa-city, Ishikawa. It has an area of 25 acres, there are beautiful ponds, stone lanterns, tea house, samurai house, sakura trees, Japanese maple trees, and more.

  • Kairaku-en Garden

    Address: Tokiwa-machi Mito-city Ibaragi
    Phone: 029-244-5454
    Access: 15 min. by bus to Kairaku-en Bus Stop from JR Mito Station.
    Open: 6am-7pm (April-Sep.15) 7am-6pm (Sep.16-March)
    Free Admission

    Kairakuen was build in 1842. There are more than 3000 plum trees in the garden, and beautiful plum flowers attract many visitors during annual plum festival in late February and March.

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