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Yoshikien Garden
吉城園Nara · Kansai
Yoshikien is a compact garden on the site of a former sub-temple of Kofuku-ji, laid out in three distinct parts on a hillside beside the Yoshiki river: a pond garden, a moss garden under maples, and a tea-ceremony garden with a thatched hut. It shares a wall with the far busier Isui-en next door but keeps a fraction of its visitors, and the moss section in particular is often empty. The whole circuit takes about twenty minutes.
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Rating
- 4.6· 1,204 reviews
- Opening hours
- Daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Admission
- Ticketed, with free entry for visitors holding a non-Japanese passport.
- Nearest station
- Kintetsu-Nara Station · 15 min walk
- Website
- pref.nara.jp/39910.htm
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
9:00–17:00FreeStored weekly hours
Daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
How to get there
From Shin-Osaka Station · ~50 min by car
Tags
gardennaramossquiet
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