
Shugakuin Imperial Villa
GardenImperial villa garden in northeast Kyoto with three terraced gardens offering mountain and valley views.
8 art spaces found
Japanese gardens are living works of art perfected over centuries. Karesansui (dry landscape) gardens evoke vast mountain scenes in raked gravel, while stroll gardens unfold layered views around meandering paths. From the moss gardens of Kyoto to sculpture gardens adjoining modern museums, these contemplative spaces embody the Japanese aesthetic of harmonizing nature and human creativity.
8 listed art spaces

Imperial villa garden in northeast Kyoto with three terraced gardens offering mountain and valley views.

Garden ranked number one in the world for over 20 consecutive years by the Journal of Japanese Gardening.

Nara's finest garden with front and rear sections framing views of Todai-ji and Wakakusayama.
Edo-period strolling garden in Takamatsu with 75 acres of ponds, hills, and pine trees against Mt. Shiun.
One of Japan's three great gardens in Mito, famous for its 3,000 plum trees blooming in spring.