Top > Gardens Overview > Secret Gardens > Kyoto Area > Aoi-den and Kasui-en Aoi-den and Kasui-en(葵殿 佳水園) Both gardens are now on the ground of the Westin Hotel Kyoto. Visitors can enter before sunset for free. “Aoiden” was built by the garden master Ogawa Jihei (7th generation). It is...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Other Regions > Kenroku-en Kenroku-en(兼六園) Kenroku-en is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan. It was built in the Edo period (1603-1868) for the Maeda daimyo clan. It used to be the outer garden of the Kanazawa castle. The garden has...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Tokyo Area > Koishikawa gardens Koishikawa Korakuen(小石川後楽園) The Koishikawa garden, formally called Koishikawa-kōraku-en (小石川後楽園), is a small garden jewel in Tokyo. Well preserved from the Edo period (1603-1868), it is one of the oldest gardens in Tokyo. The daimyo and son of...Continue Reading