The serene Japanese gardens of Aichi
The world is in love with Japanese gardens. The serenity, the beauty, and the essence of nature in miniature throughout Japan’s distinct four seasons... Aichi Prefecture has a number of traditional Japanese gardens just waiting for you to visit.
Nagoya CityTokugawaen Garden
A beautiful garden handed down through the Owari Tokugawa family
This gorgeous Japanese garden designed around a pond was built for a daimyo lord of the Owari Tokugawa clan. A dynamic waterfall, river, and flowers blooming year-round make for a picturesque place no matter where you aim your camera.
Nagoya CityNi-no-Maru Garden, Nagoya Castle
Welcome to one of Japan's foremost daimyo-grade gardens. Elegantly crafted rock walls from the days of warrior culture's peak and exquisite garden beauty come together with Nagoya Castle's keep as a backdrop.
Nagoya CityShirotori Garden
Incorporating the terrain of the Chubu region
One of Nagoya City's largest gardens circles a pond with landscaping mirroring the local Chubu region's topography. Explore the stream as it flows into the pond like a river to the ocean in distinctly Japanese garden style.
Nagoya CityTozanso
A beautiful villa built by a wealthy merchant
Tozanso was built along the Yamazaki River in Nagoya as a villa for cotton merchant Shinichi Ito. After serving as a park and the mayor's residence, it has been available for renting traditional Japanese rooms and tea rooms since 1968.
Nagoya CityNittaiji Temple (Kakuozan)
A garden with striking rock formations and beautiful plantings.
This viewing-style pond garden faces the west side of the the head priest's study, featuring three distinct, uniquely designed artificial hills on the opposite shore. The surrounding landscapes are lavishly and beautifully arranged with features like a lawn, palms, and meticulously pruned trees with large, towering boulders placed about.
Kasugai CityUtsutsu Jinja Shrine Garden
A world of meticulously calculated beauty
The promenade garden with a central pond is said to have been constructed by a historic, master gardener. The inherent beauty of the rock walls and serene shrine premises are only matched by the mirror image reflecting off the water's surface.
Inuyama CityUrakuen Garden
A Japanese garden featuring Joan Teahouse, a national treasure
This Japanese garden exudes a serene atmosphere and features National Treasure Joan Teahouse. Joan Teahouse is a historically invaluable structure in the history of tea ceremony culture. Urakuen Japanese Garden Special indoor viewing tours are held once a month and require advance reservations.
Nagakute CityKanarete Teahouse
A park with an authentic Japanese garden
Kanarete Teahouse offers a matcha green tea service every day other than Monday. Enjoy a set of authentic matcha and a traditional Japanese sweet as you gaze upon a stunning Japanese garden before a stroll.
Anjo CityJozan-en Garden
The same scenery as Kyoto
Ishikawa Jozan, renowned as a samurai and literary figure of the early Edo period, was born in Anjo City. He spent the latter half of his life at Shisendo Hall, a villa he built in Ichijoji, Kyoto, living a comfortable, independent life dedicated to poetry and refined artistic pursuits. Jozan-en Garden was later established on the site of Jozan's birthplace and features authentic Japanese-style gardens and a study evoking the spirit of Shisen-do Hall.
Nishio City Former Konoe Residence
Enjoy a cup of locally matcha before a gorgeous garden
This elegant building was originally a residence of the Konoe clan, the highest-ranking family among Kyoto's court nobility, and was relocated here from Kyoto. Beautiful interior details, such as special nails for hanging seasonal flowers and a low window designed to illuminate the floral arrangements, showcase the sophisticated taste of the ancient court.
Nishio CityShokoso Garden
A tearoom once used by the famous waka poet Hirotsuna Sasaki
Shokoso Garden is a beautiful Kyoto-style garden created in the early Showa period. The garden was masterfully designed to incorporate the historic remains of Nishio Castle’s Higashi-no-Maru, or Eastern Precinct.
Shinshiro CityMankoji Temple Garden
A dynamic landscape making full use of mountainous terrain
The garden of Mankoji Temple has a beautiful viewing pond garden that masterfully incorporates the topography of the surrounding hills. Its greatest highlight is the powerful and dynamic layout of numerous rocks arranged along the natural mountain slopes, featuring four distinct stone waterfall formations of varying sizes.
