Top rated Gardens in Kyoto

Experience the best that Kyoto has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city.

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Okochi Sanso Garden
Garden
Elegant, tranquil Japanese gardens with scenic views & a tea house serving matcha & sweets.
4.60 (1.4K reviews)
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Sogenchi Teien
Garden
Scenic landscape garden with a large pond at a Zen Buddhist temple founded in the 14th century.
4.60 (415 reviews)
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相阿弥の庭
Garden
Serene Japanese-style temple garden with tree-lined paths & a pond, known for fall foliage.
4.60 (65 reviews)
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Oikeniwa (Pond Garden)
Garden
👍 This is a very beautiful stroll garden.
4.60 (46 reviews)
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Ninomaru Garden
Garden
👍👍 Palatul Ninomaru-Goten are o grădină minunată, numită Grădina Ninonmaru, care este o grădină clasică în stil japonez, în care găsești o insulă mare Horai-Jima în mijlocul unui lac, simbolizând paradisul. O insulă mai mica și insule mici de broaște țestoase, care reprezintă longevitatea, înconjoară i...
4.60 (42 reviews)
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Katsura Imperial Villa
Historical place
The grounds of this 17th-century imperial villa feature a scenic classical garden with teahouses.
4.50 (1.9K reviews)
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Shugakuin Imperial Villa
Historical landmark
Striking 17th-century imperial villa offering tours of its celebrated gardens with cascading ponds.
4.50 (1.1K reviews)
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Haradani Garden
Garden
This park is known for its mature woodlands as well as its notable cherry-blossom season.
4.50 (1K reviews)
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Hojo Garden
Garden
Tranquil Zen garden said to have been designed by renowned artist Kobori Enshu in the early 1600s.
4.50 (138 reviews)
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Kogetsudai
Garden
Tranquil Zen Buddhist garden offering landscaped grounds & raked sand with a conical sculpture.
4.50 (76 reviews)
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三千院 聚碧園
Garden
👍👍 산젠인 안에 있는 정원입니다. 호숫가가 잔잔해서 앉아서 가만히 보고 있으면 마음이 평안해지는 곳입니다.
4.50 (38 reviews)
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Chion-in Hojo Teien (Garden of Abbot's Quarters)
Garden
Striking, Zen-inspired landscaped green space featuring numerous gardens, terraces & water features.
4.50 (35 reviews)
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Chishakuin
Buddhist temple
Tranquil Buddhist temple boasting painted panels & screens, plus a picturesque Japanese garden.
4.40 (2K reviews)
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Murin-an Garden
Garden
Traditional late 19th century villa with a small tranquil Japanese garden, pond & teahouse.
4.40 (1.3K reviews)
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Somekobo Yumeyusai Inc.
Tourist attraction
😠 Perfectly labeled “Tourist attraction”: pay 2000 yen/person to enter a crowded house with 3 places where you can queue to take nice instagram pictures on 3 polished tables and water. That’s all.
4.40 (623 reviews)
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Ryoan-ji Hojo Teien (Rock Garden)
Garden
Serene garden at a Zen temple with symbolically arranged pebbles on beds of moss & a viewing deck.
4.40 (348 reviews)
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Seiryu-en Garden
Garden
👍👍 Beautiful garden
4.40 (30 reviews)
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Kamishichiken Kabukai
Performing arts group
Geisha shows with dramatic costumes are performed in this cozy theater on an old-timey street.
4.30 (513 reviews)
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Hakusa Sonso Hashimoto Kansetsu Garden & Museum
Museum
👍👍 This garden and museum was once the atelier and home of Hashimoto Kansetsu, a renowned Japanese painter. The gallery space is small but maintained with great care, operated by the descendants of Kansetsu. As you walk through the gardens you will see there are several traditional tea houses around th...
4.30 (329 reviews)
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Heian Shrine Garden South
Garden
One of 4 gardens by a famed Meiji-era landscaper, with ponds, pagodas, bridges & an old streetcar.
4.30 (128 reviews)
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