Best Gardens In Kansai

Here're best Gardens in Kansai. We released a ranking of reviews about Gardens posted by travel influencers who have actually been to Kansai.

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Shiga

Genkyu-en Garden

2 Reviews

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.

The Former Chikurin-in

2 Reviews

In a room to appreciate the spacious garden, there's a table reflecting the beautiful garden.

Kyorinbo Temple

4 Reviews

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

Kyoto

Kyoto Ohara Sanzen-in Temple

5 Reviews

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.

Enko-ji Temple

9 Reviews

Enko-ji Temple is famous for the frame-garden (the garden looks like a picture thanks to the pillars and eaves ) of the main temple building. The wonderful autumn colors, green moss, and calm bamboo grove make us feel soothed. I felt happy with the smile of Ojizo statue and could have tranquil time here. ◎Shisen-do and Kompuku-ji Temple are able to access on foot from here. Both temples have beautiful autumn colors, so I recommend to visit together.

Nanzen-ji Temple

17 Reviews

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.

Hyogo

Koko-en Garden

2 Reviews

There are nine different areas in this 3.5ha Japanese garden. It takes time to see all of them but I can notice and be fascinated every time I visit.

Akashi Kaikyo National Government Park

8 Reviews

This park symbolizes the Awaji Island that is called 'Flower Island'. Located in front of the sea, you can see the gorgeous ocean view and seasonal plants. As you see in the pics, the site is so extensive that the huge scenery is very attractive.◎Entrance fee: 400yen It's so extensive that it's nice for you to find the nearest entrance gate if you have destination in the park.

Awaji Yumebutai

8 Reviews

Together with foliage plants and orchids, the water's edge and other displays are totally produced. Every corner of the large glasshouse surrounded by vivid color flowers and greens is so photogenic! Let's wear a colorful dress and take beautiful pictures here!◎This botanical garden is a highlight of a complex 'Awaji Yume Butai'. They hold various kinds of exhibitions, so you can enjoy anytime. Entrance fee: adult 600yen

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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

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Enko-ji Temple is famous for the frame-garden (the garden looks like a picture thanks to the pillars and eaves ) of the main temple building. The wonderful autumn colors, green moss, and calm bamboo grove make us feel soothed. I felt happy with the smile of Ojizo statue and could have tranquil time here. ◎Shisen-do and Kompuku-ji Temple are able to access on foot from here. Both temples have beautiful autumn colors, so I recommend to visit together.

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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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It was repaired and very beautiful hall roofed with cypress bark. After walking around the extensive Nara Park and when you want to take a rest, here is the good relaxing place.

Name

Nara Park

Address

469 Zoshi-cho, Nara-shi, NaraGoogle Map

Tel

0742-27-8036

How to get there

On foot: 5 min from Kintetsu Nara Station, 20 min from JR Nara Station. By bus: 2 min from Kintetsu Nara Station, or 9 min from JR Nara Station to Nara Park. By car: 45 min from Osaka, 60 min from Kyoto.

Parking

Nearby toll parking area is available

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Hikone Castle has a relation with Ii family. It's hard to be invaded and easy to use, so we can find wisdom everywhere in the castle. The historical interior is also the highlight. What is more, the castle seen from Genkyu-en Garden in the same site is so gorgeous that I can say it has both beauty and strength.◎Access: 10min by car from 'Hikone IC' of Meishin Highway. Or, 10min walk from JR Hikone Station. Available time: 8:30-17:00

Name

Hikone Castle

Address

1-1 Konkicho, Hikone-shi, ShigaGoogle Map

Tel

0749-22-2742

Hours

8:30-17:00

How to get there

15 min walk from JR Hikone Station. 15 min by car from Hikone IC.

Parking

Parking area is available

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As for Toji Temple, the scenes of spring and autumn are famous, but I like this early summer scenery with fresh greens. You can enjoy seeing the beautiful garden in this season more leisurely than the peak season, for there're fewer people. What's more, you can see the sunset with fresh greens just before the closing time.

Name

Toji Temple

Address

1 Kujyo-cho Minami-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map

Tel

075-691-3325

Hours

5:00-17:00

How to get there

15 min walk from Kyoto Station, or 10 min walk from Toji Station. By bus, 10 min from Kyoto Station to Toji-mae.

Parking

Parking area is available

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Together with foliage plants and orchids, the water's edge and other displays are totally produced. Every corner of the large glasshouse surrounded by vivid color flowers and greens is so photogenic! Let's wear a colorful dress and take beautiful pictures here!◎This botanical garden is a highlight of a complex 'Awaji Yume Butai'. They hold various kinds of exhibitions, so you can enjoy anytime. Entrance fee: adult 600yen

Name

Awaji Yumebutai

Address

2 Yumebutai, Awaji-shi, HyogoGoogle Map

Tel

0799-74-1000

How to get there

10 min by car, from Awaji IC

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A Japanese garden located in the same site of Osaka Castle is known to only a few people. The castle seen from the Japanese garden is more beautiful, and what's more, you can see the reflected castle in the pond. It's a must-visit place when you come to Osaka Castle.

Name

Osaka Castle

Address

1-1 Osakajo Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map

Tel

06-6941-3044

Hours

9:00-17:00

How to get there

Osaka Castle Park Station is the nearest. By car or taxi, 20 min from Shin Osaka Station, 15 min from Osaka Station, 25 min from Itami Airport, or 50 min from Kansai International Airport.

Parking

Toll parking area is available

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There are nine different areas in this 3.5ha Japanese garden. It takes time to see all of them but I can notice and be fascinated every time I visit.

Name

Koko-en Garden

Address

68 Hon-machi, Himeji-shi, HyogoGoogle Map

Tel

079-289-4120

Hours

9:00-17:00,9:00-18:00

How to get there

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Different from Kanauji Temple, Ginkakuji has understated but powerful atmosphere. Ginsyadan is sketched the surf scenery, the sand hill is called Mukougetu-dai. They make me feel the aesthetic sense of Higashiyama Culture(around 1483).

Name

Ginkakuji Temple

Address

2 Ginkakuji-cho Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map

Tel

075-771-5725

Hours

8:30-17:00,9:00-16:30

How to get there

Parking

Nearby toll parking area is available

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Katsuo-ji Temple is the 23th one of Saikoku 33 Temples. It's famous for Daruma Dolls, and also the beautiful fall foliage that cover the whole mountain in autumn. You can see the lovely collaboration of Daruma and autumn colored leaves.◎Illumination Event (only in 2017): Saturdays, Sundays and holidays till November 30th. From sunset to 19:30(close the gate). You need to use cars because there're no public facilities.

Name

Katsuoji Temple

Address

2914-1 Aomatani, Mino-shi, OsakaGoogle Map

Tel

072-721-7010

Hours

8:00-17:00 [Sat]8:00-17:30 [Sun・Holidays]8:00-18:00

How to get there

20 min by car or taxi from Mino Station.

Parking

Toll parking area is available

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Giouji Temple is located a little walk ahead from Arashiyama. The beautiful moss is specially fascinating, and it changes the color in each season. In early summer, the moss green becomes most beautiful and vivid.

Name

Giouji Temple

Address

32 Sagatoriimotokozaka-cho, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map

Tel

075-861-3574

Hours

9:00-17:00

Fee

Adult 300 yen、Child 100 yen

How to get there

20 min walk from Arashiyama Station. By bus, 50 min from Shijokawaramachi to Saga Elementary School, then 17 min walk. By car, 35 min from Kyoto Minami (South) IC, and parking area is available.

Parking

Free parking area is available

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Although Eikando could be very crowded with many tourists in the season of autumn leaves, you can see around calmly now in the fresh greens for there're fewer visitors. In the precinct of Eikando, you must see the beautifully curved Garyu-ro (Hallway Of Lying Dragon: named after its ceiling which is similar to a dragon's back).

Name

Eikando Zenrin-ji

Address

48 Eikando-cho Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map

Tel

075-761-0007

Hours

9:00-17:00

How to get there

15 min walk from Keage Station. By bus, 25 min from Kyoto Station or 10 min from Sanjo-keihan Station to Nanzanji Eikando. Free parking area is available.

Parking

No parking area

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