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Name
Ritsurin Garden
Address
1-20-16 Risturin-cho, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
Tel
087-833-7411
Hours
7:00-17:00,5:30-19:00
Fee
Adult 410 yen、Child 170 yen
How to get there
3min walk from JR Ritsurin Koen North Station, 10min walk from Kotoden Ritsurin Koen Station. 3min walk from JR Ritsurin Koen Kitaguchi Station. The nearest bus stop is Ritsurin Koen Mae. By car, 30min from Takamatsu Airport, 15min from Takamatsu Chu'ou IC.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
The oldest fountain is made by water pressure from elevation difference of the pond as own source. And it is made in the Edo period, so I'm surprised at the skill.
Name
Kenrokuen Garden
Address
1 Kenroku-machi, Kanazawa-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Tel
076-234-3800
Hours
7:00-18:00,8:00-17:00
How to get there
10 min by bus from Kanazawa Station. By car, 30 min from Kanazawa Nishi (West) IC, 30 min from Kanazawa Higashi (East) IC, or 20 min from Kanazawa Morimoto IC.
Koraku-en is one of the three best Japanese garden and has won three stars in Michelin Green Guide Japan. From around the ponds, small hill and everywhere you can see the beautiful garden scene that can be said to 'simple is best'.◎Entrance fee: adult 400yen It's also good to look Okayama Castle just behind the garden together.
Name
Korakuen Garden
Address
1-5 Korakuen Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama, Okayama-shi, OkayamaGoogle Map
Tel
086-272-1148
Hours
7:30-18:00,8:00-17:00
Fee
Adult 400 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
Parking
Parking area is available
Autumn foliage viewing in the city. A spacious and calm scene weaved by Japanese style structures and maple leaves. The reflected autumn colors on the water surface are also beautiful.
Name
Shirotori Garden
Address
2-5 Atsuta Nishi-machi Atsuta-ku, Nagoya-shi, AichiGoogle Map
Tel
052-681－8928
Hours
9:00-17:00
Closed
Mon
Fee
Adult 300 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
Parking
Toll parking area is available
In Japan, there're some places called Monet's Garden, but the only one allowed officially by the head country France is here in Kitagawa Village in Kochi. Wisteria has reached the best time to see, and the beautiful view of the world has come to a crest♪◎Entrance Fee: adult￥700 You can walk round in 2 or 3 hours. Access: by car or taking bus from Nahari Station
Name
Monet's Garden Marmottan In Kitagawa Village
Address
1100 Ko Notomo Kitagawa-mura, Aki-gun, KochiGoogle Map
Tel
0887-32-1233
Hours
10:00-17:00
Closed
Tue
Fee
Adult 700 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
By car, 70 min from Nangoku IC, 60 min from Kochi Airport, or 90 min from Kochi Station. Parking area is available. By bus, 10 min from Nahari Station to Monet's Garden.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Sanzen-in Temple is located at Kyoto Ohara where has the beautiful nature in each season. Its garden is covered with moss and you can leave the daily life in front of the beautiful and comfortable scenery. A lovely Warabe Jizo (a stone image with child face) makes us feel at ease.
Name
Kyoto Ohara Sanzen-in Temple
Address
540 Ohara Koin-cho Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-744-2531
Hours
8:30-17:00
How to get there
By bus, 60 min from Kyoto Station to 'Ohara Bus Stop', then 10 min walk. By car, 20 min from Mano IC. There's no parking area, you can use toll parking lot nearby.
Parking
Nearby toll parking area is available
Enko-ji Temple was a school for development of education by Ieyasu Tokugawa. A wonderful Japanese garden covered with moss, 'Jyu-gyu no niwa' is like a picture by the temple pillars on all sides. The rich nature gives us a moment of relief.
Name
Enko-ji Temple
Address
13 Kotani-cho Ichijo-ji Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Fee
Adult 500 yen、Child 300 yen
How to get there
35 min by bus from Kyoto Station to Ichijoji Sagari Matsu-cho, then 10 min walk. 15 min walk from Ichijoji Station. By car, 30 min from Kyoto Station.
Parking
Parking area is available
This garden belongs to a famous gardener Sayuki Ueno who designed 'Wind Garden' as one of the Hokkaido Garden Path. The rainbow-colored bench has just appeared on Shateki Mountain in the site! The lovely flowers and the colorful bench, you can find many instagenic spots here.
Name
UENO FARM
Address
186-16 Nagayama-cho, Asahikawa-shi, HokkaidoGoogle Map
Hours
10:00〜17:00
Fee
Adult 800 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
15 min walk from Sakuraoka Station. By car or taxi, 25 min from Asahikawa Airport, 140 min from Shin Chitose Airport, or 120 min from Sapporo Station.
Parking
Parking area is available
In the cool air of the early morning in late autumn. Can you find the beauty of the natural garden and how you should be? It's not bad to look for something 'lovely', but let's stretch your back at a simple place once in a while.◎A famous picture of Daruma and a ceiling picture of Dragon are also interesting. Visiting in early morning, you can see them without congestion.
Name
Tenryu Temple
Address
68 Sagatenryu-ji Susukinobaba-cho Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-881-1235
Hours
8:30-17:30
How to get there
Light Green Kochia has a lovely plump shape and soft touch. You can enjoy walking around in the forest of lovely kochia.
Name
HITACHI SEASIDE PARK
Address
605−4 Onuma-aza Mawatari, Hitachinaka-shi, IbarakiGoogle Map
Tel
029-265-9001
Hours
9:30-17:00
Fee
Adult 450 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
Bus: 29min from JR Katsuta Station, or 10min from Ajigaura Station. Get off at 'Kaihin Koen Nishiguchi'. Car: get off the speedway at Hitachi Kaihin Koen IC.
Parking
Parking area is available
Waterfall sounds cutting off the bustle of a big city. Vivid green plants changing its tone with the season. Put yourself into the silence that you never think you're in a big city. I think it proper that here was once a retired house for the lord of Owari area.
Name
Tokugawa Garden
Address
Tokugawa-cho Higashi-ku, Nagoya-shi, AichiGoogle Map
Tel
052-935-8988
Hours
9:30-17:30
Closed
Mon
How to get there
10 min walk from JR Osone Station. Bu bus from Nagoya Station , 30 min to Tokugawa Museum or 20 min to Tokugawa-en Shindeki. By car or taxi, 20 min from Nagoya Station. Parking area is available.
Parking
Parking area is available
Rokuou-in Temple's stone paved approach is like an autumn colored red tunnel. We can walk along the approach slowly, and enjoy autumn of Kyoto. Going through the pass, there's a garden where the tranquil time glides by. Please try to look up sometimes.
Name
Rokuo-in Temple
Address
24 Saga Kitabori-cho Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-861-1645
Hours
9:00-17:00
How to get there
5 min walk from JR Saga Arashiyama Station. 3 min walk from Araden Rokuouin Station. By bus, 40 min from Kyoto Station to Shimo Saga, then 3 min walk. By car or taxi, 30 min from Kyoto Station.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Well, so beautiful… Rokka Forest is one of the Hokkaido Garden Path. The wrapping paper of Rokka-tei, the best souvenir of Hokkaido, is printed Tokachi Six Flowers drawn by Naoyuki Sakamoto. I took a deep breath in the lush forest with flowers surrounding the shop and museum.◎Open: 2017/4/28-2017/10/15, 10:00-17/00 (depends on the season, check out HP) Rest house is available
Name
Rokka-tei 《Rokka Forest》
Address
249-6 Tokiwa Nishi 3-sen Nakasatsunai-mura, Kasai-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map
How to get there
Myogetsuin Temple is the most famous as a hydrangea temple in Kamakura, but Hase-dera is also a great spot of many hydrangeas. You can enjoy beautiful hydrangeas, and let's try to find smiling Ryoen Jizo images and a big Nagomi Jizo.
Name
Hase-dera Temple
Address
3-11-2 Hase, Kamakura-shi, KanagawaGoogle Map
Tel
0467-22-6300
Hours
8:00-17:00
How to get there
5 min walk from Hase Station of Enoden. 5 min walk from JR Hasekan'non Station. By car, 50 min from Yokohama city. Toll parking area is available.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
I visited Nanzen-ji Temple for the first time! Though I had an image of here as a temple famous for the autumn colored leaves, I really enjoyed the beautiful fresh greens in this season!◎10 min walk from Keage Station of subway Tozai Line.
Name
Nanzen-ji Temple
Address
Nanzenji Fukuchi-cho Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
How to get there
10 min walk from Keage Station. 25 min by bus from Kyoto Station to Nanzenji Eikando, then 10 min walk.
A famous place for maple leaves viewing, Ruriko-in Temple has terms of special visiting for a few months in spring and autumn. You can see the beautiful green leaves in spring, and colorful ones in autumn. The reflections on the floor and desk is so wonderful!◎The special visiting of autumn in 2017 is 10/１～１2/10 Entrance fee: 2000yen
Name
Ruriko-in Temple
Address
55 Higashiyama Kamitakano Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-781-4001
Fee
Adult 2000 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
5 min walk from Yase Hieizan-guchi Station, 5 min walk from Yase Station. By bus, 50 min from Kyoto Station to Yase Station, then 7 min walk.
Parking
Nearby toll parking area is available
A stone temple Kyorinbo, built by Shotoku Taishi, is a great but a little known temple in Shiga Prefecture! The bamboo grove and mossy garden covered with fall colored leaves are like different world indeed. The falling red leaves down to the green moss are breathtakingly beautiful. What's more, you can see the carpet of red maple leaves in the later season.◎Open date in 2017: 11/1-12/17 9:30-16:30 Except for these dates, it opens only weekends and holidays. Illumination date: 11/18-12/10 17:30-20:00
Name
Kyorinbo Temple
Address
1145 Ishidera Aduchi-cho, Omihachiman-shi, ShigaGoogle Map
How to get there
10 min by taxi from JR Azuchi Station. By car, 20 min from Ryuou IC, 20 min from Gamou IC, and 40 min from Hikone IC. Parking area is available.
Parking
Parking area is available
When I walked into a forest, I could find the hydrangeas spreading to the whole valley! For the forest is humid and you'll sweat, don't forget towel and something to drink.
Name
Hinuma Nature Park
Address
2263 Kanaishizaki Ibaraki-machi, Higashiibaraki-gun, IbarakiGoogle Map
How to get there
20 min by car from Mito city. Free parking area is available.
In a room to appreciate the spacious garden, there's a table reflecting the beautiful garden.
Name
The Former Chikurin-in
Address
5-2-13 Sakamoto, Otsu-shi, ShigaGoogle Map
Hours
9:00-17:00
Closed
Mon
Fee
Adult 320 yen、Child 160 yen
How to get there
10 min walk from Sakamoto Hieizanguchi Station. 20 min walk from Hieizan Sakamoto Station. By car or taxi, 20 min from Otsu Station.
Parking
Parking area is available
Genkyu-en is a Daimyo Garden (gardens built by the lords of each region of Japan in Edo Period) belonged to the old Hikone Clan. The scenery of lighted Japanese garden with Hikone Castle, one of the five castles of national treasure, was very fantastic and worth seeing so much.◎15 min walk from Hikone Station. The parking area is available, but the night is dark, so be careful when you park a car.
Name
Genkyu-en Garden
Address
3 Konki-cho, Hikone-shi, ShigaGoogle Map
Tel
0749-22-2742
Hours
8:30-17:00
Fee
Adult 200 yen、Child 100 yen
How to get there
15 min walk from Hikone Station. By car or taxi, 60 min from Otsu Station.
Parking
Parking area is available
