9 Gardens & Parks Ishiyamadera's Muyu-en Pond Garden Cathy Cawood Muyu-en, a beautiful Japanese pond garden at Ishiyamadera in Otsu, has koi ponds, red bridges and a small waterfall.
9 Gardens & Parks Nakatsu Bansho-En Garden, Marugame Peter Sidell In Marugame in Japan's Kagawa prefecture on Shikoku island, Nakatsu Bansho-En is a traditional garden, with hundreds of trees and bushes around a miniature
15 Gardens & Parks Garden of Bart, Naruto, Tokushima Takako Sakamoto After visiting the Naruto German House and the Bando POW Camp Site, 'Garden... Bart' is the place you should visit if you are a fan of the 2006 Japanese
9 Gardens & Parks Hitachi Seaside Park: Suisen Garden Somrak Bhakdisuparit Hitachi Seaside Park: Nacissus field at Suisen Garden
12 Gardens & Parks Hokokuji Bamboo Garden in Kamakura Jessica A Paje The 2,000 Moso-bamboo garden at Hokokuji Temple in Kamakura is not only a great alternative to the iconic Sagano Bamboo Grove in Kyoto,
Historical Kyoto Tofuku-ji's Hojo Garden Tomoko Kamishima The designer and planner of this garden (which was built in 1939), Shigemori Mirei, called them 'concept gardens containing abstract expression'
12 Gardens & Parks Ume Blossoms at Hamarikyu Garden Leslie Taylor Ume Blossoms at Hamarikyu Garden in Tokyo bloom in February, showing that Spring is just around the corner!
Culture Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, Kagawa Peter Sidell Near Takamatsu in Japan's Kagawa prefecture, award-winning Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi`s studio is now a museum showcasing his exquisite