List of Japanese gardens in the United States

This list of Japanese gardens in the United States contains gardens, museums, institutions and other organizations which features gardens designed and created in traditional Japanese style that are open to the public.

Gardens

Name Town/City State Summary
Anderson Japanese GardensRockfordIllinois12 acres, established in 1978
Japanese Peace GardenMoses LakeWashington4 acres
ABQ BioPark Botanic GardenAlbuquerqueNew MexicoIncludes the four-acre Sasebo Japanese Garden designed by Toru Tanaka, opened in 2007
Asticou Azalea GardenNortheast HarborMaine2.3 acres, styled after a Japanese stroll garden
Atlanta Botanical GardenAtlantaGeorgiaIncludes a small Japanese garden begun in Piedmont Park in the 1960s before the Atlanta Botanical Garden was chartered
Bainbridge Public LibraryBainbridge IslandWashingtonWebsite, Japanese garden on the west side of the library designed in 1998[1]
Bellevue Botanical GardenBellevueWashingtonYao Gardens is a Japanese-style stroll garden
Bellingrath Gardens and HomeTheodoreAlabamaIncludes the Asian-American Garden with elements of Japanese and Chinese gardens[2]
Birmingham Botanical GardensBirminghamAlabamaIncludes the 7.5 acre Japanese Gardens with a tea garden, the karesansui garden, hill and stream garden, small stroll garden
Bloedel ReserveBainbridge IslandWashington150-acre (0.6 km2) forest garden with a formal Japanese garden and Japanese guesthouse
The Botanic Garden at Oklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOklahomaIncludes a Japanese dry garden or kara san sei, and a Japanese tea garden
Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklynNew YorkIncludes the 3-acre Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden (opened in 1915) and the C. V. Starr Bonsai Museum
Brookside GardensWheatonMarylandIncludes a Gude Garden and a teahouse
Byodo-In TempleKaneoheHawaiiLocated in Valley of the Temples Memorial Park, non-denominational shrine that is a replica of a 900-year-old Buddhist temple at Uji, landscaped gardens, established in 1968
California Scenario at South Coast PlazaCosta MesaCalifornia1.5 acre sculpture garden designed by Isamu Noguchi, part of the upscale-luxury goods shopping center[3][4]
Central Washington University Japanese GardenEllensburgWashingtonDesigned by Masa Mizuno, located next to the Student Union Center[5]
Charles Wood Japanese GardenMobileAlabamaWebsite, designed by Takeo Uesugi[6][7]
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of ArtNashvilleTennessee55-acre botanical garden includes the Shomu-en, the pine-mist garden
Chicago Botanic GardenGlencoeIllinoisIncludes the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Japanese Garden, a 17-acre lakeside garden with three islands, also a collection of nearly 200 bonsai
Cleveland Botanical GardenClevelandOhioIncludes a Japanese garden designed by David Slawson, was a gift of Ikebana International, Chapter 20, in 1975[8]
Como Park Zoo and ConservatorySaint PaulMinnesotaThe Marjorie McNeely Conservatory includes the Charlotte Partridge Ordway Japanese Garden and a bonsai collection
Culver City Julian Dixon Library Kaizuka Meditation GardenCulver CityCaliforniaWebsite
Dawes ArboretumNewarkOhioThe Japanese Garden features a meditation house, pond and rock garden and was designed in 1963 by Dr. Makoto Nakamura.[9]
Delaware Park Japanese GardenBuffaloNew YorkLocated by the Buffalo History Museum, 6-acre friendship garden with Kanazawa
Denver Botanic GardensDenverColoradoThe Japanese Garden is called Shofu-en—the Garden of Wind and Pines,[10] and was designed by Koichi Kawana[11] in collaboration with Kai Kwahara.[12]
Descanso GardensLa Cañada FlintridgeCaliforniaIncludes a Japanese teahouse and a Japanese-style garden designed by Whitney Smith and built in 1966.
Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical GardensDubuqueIowaIncludes a Japanese garden designed by Hoichi Kurisu, covers 14 acres, including a 4-1/2 acre lake. This is a chisen kaiyu-shiki or “wet strolling garden.”
Duke FarmsHillsboroughNew JerseyThe Japanese section includes a small teahouse, a wood bridge, fuji, azaleas, primrose, crocus, and a karesansui dry garden.
Earl Burns Miller Japanese GardenLong BeachCalifornia1.3 acres on the campus of California State University, Long Beach
East–West CenterHonoluluHawaiiFeatures a "Seien" (Serene Garden), a Japanese garden designed by Kenzo Ogata of Tokyo, and located behind Jefferson Hall, and a teahouse
Fabyan VillaGenevaIllinoisFeatures a one-acre garden installed in 1910, designed by Taro Otsuka, includes a pond, waterfall, moon bridge, oversized lantern and teahouse.
Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature PreserveBuchanan TownshipMichiganIncludes a Japanese "dry" garden designed by Ben Oki (1979), Curator of Bonsai at the Huntington Botanical Gardens
Fort Worth Japanese GardenFort WorthTexas7.5-acre garden in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, built in 1973
Four Rivers Cultural CenterOntarioOregonWebsite, includes a 1.3-acre garden dedicated to as a memorial to Japanese Americans interned during World War II and to the Japanese Americans who for the U.S. in WWII
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical GardensColumbusOhioIncludes a bonsai display
Fuller GardensNorth HamptonNew HampshireSummer estate of Alvan T. Fuller, includes a Japanese garden with koi pond
Furman University Asian GardenGreenvilleSouth CarolinaAlmost 2 acres, Japanese and Asian elements, includes a Hei-Sei-Ji temple that was originally standing in Nagoya
Ganna Walska LotuslandMontecitoCaliforniaThe Japanese Garden includes a Shinto shrine and koi pond.
Garden of SerenityBethlehemPennsylvaniaOutside the Bethlehem Area Public Library, designed by Yoshinaga Sakon in 1971, gift from the twin city of Tondabayashi, includes raked sands, bonsai and topiary bushes, and a tea house.[13][14]
Garden of the Phoenix at Jackson ParkChicagoIllinoisA peace garden originally built in 1893 for the World's Columbian Exposition
Gardena Mayme Dear Library Japanese GardenGardenaCaliforniaWebsite, opened in 1964, designed by Takuma Tono
Gardens of the WorldThousand OaksCaliforniaWebsite, the Japanese garden features an authentic Japanese Pagoda and koi pond
Garvan Woodland GardensHot SpringsArkansasFeatures the 4-acre Garden of the Pine Wind, designed by David Slawson, includes 300 varieties of Asian ornamental plants, a 'Full Moon Bridge', three cascades, a 12-foot waterfall, two springs, four pools and a pond.
George and Sakaye Aratani Japanese Garden at Cal Poly PomonaPomonaCaliforniaWebsite, 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) Japanese garden built in 2003 and designed by Takeo Uesugi, adjacent to the CLA Building and the W.K. Kellogg Commemorative Rose Garden[15]
Hakone GardensSaratogaCalifornia18-acre Japanese estate, retreat and gardens, includes a bamboo garden, Zen garden, strolling garden, tea houses, and the Cultural Exchange Center, which is an authentic reproduction of a 19th-century Kyoto tea merchant's house and shop.
Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll GardenNorth SalemNew YorkAbout 7 acres, exhibits of Eastern and Western art and programs
Hannah Carter Japanese GardenLos AngelesCaliforniaCurrently not open to the public, completed in 1961, emphasizes water, stones, and evergreen plants.
Haverford College ArboretumHaverfordPennsylvaniaIncludes the Denis Asian Garden and Teaf Memorial Zen-style Garden adjoining the Dining Center
Hayward Japanese GardensHaywardCaliforniaDesigned by Kimio Kimura, over 3 acres, includes a koi pond, teahouse and viewing pavilions set along a ravine
Heathcote Botanical GardensFort PierceFloridaFeatures the James J. Smith Bonsai Gallery with 100 bonsai trees, and a Japanese garden designed by Mollie Crimmins in the 1960s
Hermann ParkHoustonTexasThe Japanese Garden was designed by Ken Nakajima in 1992, includes a teahouse, waterfalls, bridges, and stone paths that wander among crepe myrtles, azaleas, Japanese maples, dogwoods and cherry trees.
Hershey GardensHersheyPennsylvaniaIncludes a Japanese garden with rare giant sequoias, Dawn Redwood trees, Japanese maples and more.
Hillwood Estate, Museum & GardensWashington D.C.D.C.Includes a Japanese garden designed by landscape architect Shogo Myaida, features a stream and pond, combines native and Japanese plants including Japanese pines, Colorado blue spruce, maples, azaleas, and false cypress.
Huntington Library Botanical GardenSan MarinoCaliforniaThe Japanese Garden features a moon bridge, a large bell, the authentic ceremonial teahouse Seifu-an (the Arbor of Pure Breeze), a fully furnished Japanese house, koi-filled ponds, the Zen Garden, and the bonsai collections with hundreds of trees.
Ichimura Miami Japanese GardenMiamiFloridaWebsite, located on Watson Island
Innisfree GardenMillbrookNew York150-acre garden, merges the essence of Modernist and Romantic ideas with traditional Chinese and Japanese garden design
International Peace GardensSalt Lake CityUtahIncludes a Japanese garden
Ippakutei Tea House, Embassy of JapanWashington D.C.D.C.Website, authentic Japanese tea house and replica of the rock garden at Ryōan-ji, open for events by the Japan Information & Culture Center
Japanese Friendship GardenSan DiegoCalifornia12 acres, located in Balboa Park, landscape designed by Takeo Uesugi, includes a bonsai collection and teahouse
Japanese Friendship GardenSan JoseCalifornia5.5 acres, located in Kelley Park, includes three koi ponds, patterned after Japan's famous Korakuen Garden in Okayama
Japanese GardenLodiCalifornia3 acres, located in Micke Grove Regional Park, designed by Nagao Sakurai
The Japanese GardenLos AngelesCaliforniaLocated in Van Nuys, 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) public Japanese garden located on the grounds of the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area of the central San Fernando Valley, designed by Dr. Koichi Kawana and created from 1980 to 1983
Japanese Tea Garden at Central ParkSan MateoCaliforniaWebsite, designed by Nagao Sakurai, features a granite pagoda, tea house, koi pond and bamboo grove
Japanese Tea Garden at Golden Gate ParkSan FranciscoCalifornia3 acres, oldest public Japanese garden in the United States, designed by Makoto Hagiwara, includes ponds, a pagoda, moon bridge and a teahouse
Japanese-American Cultural and Community CenterLos AngelesCaliforniaWebsite, includes the James Irvine Japanese Garden, also known as Seiryu-en or "Garden of the Clear Stream", designed by Takeo Uesugi & Associates[16]
JC Raulston ArboretumRaleighNorth CarolinaAdministered by North Carolina State University, includes a Zen garden of raked gravel and hand-crafted wooden and stone features
Jo Ryo En Japanese Garden at Carleton CollegeNorthfieldMinnesotaLocated behind Watson Hall, opened in 1976[17]
John P. Humes Japanese Stroll GardenMill NeckNew York4 acres, includes a tea house in the shoin-dzukuri style of the Ashikaga period, tea garden, stone lanterns, mosses, waterfall, pond; may be closed
Kubota GardenSeattleWashington20 acres with 4.5-acre landscaped core, started in 1927 by Fujitaro Kubota
Kyoto Gardens of Honolulu Memorial ParkHonoluluHawaiiCemetery with three-tiered Sanju Pagoda, Kinkaku-ji Temple, and Mirror Gardens
Lakeside ParkOaklandCaliforniaWebsite, includes a Japanese garden, bonsai garden and Torii gate garden at the Gardens at Lake Merritt
Lauritzen GardensOmahaNebraskaPlanned Japanese garden
Lendonwood GardensGroveOklahomaIncludes the Japanese Pavilion Garden with a koi pond
Lewis Ginter Botanical GardenRichmondVirginiaIncludes the Asian Valley
Liliuokalani Park and GardensHiloHawaii30 acres, Edo-style Japanese gardens with bridges, koi ponds, pagodas, statues, torii, and a Japanese teahouse
Lithia ParkAshlandOregonIncludes a Japanese garden
Manito Park and Botanical GardensSpokaneWashingtonIncludes the Nishinomiya Tsutakawa Japanese Garden designed in 1967 by Nagao Sakurai
Massee Lane GardensFort ValleyGeorgiaIncludes the Abendroth Japanese Garden with a tea house and koi
Maymont Japanese GardenRichmondVirginiaFeatures a koi pond, large waterfall, torii gate, rock gardens
Memphis Botanic GardenMemphisTennesseeIncludes the Japanese Garden of Tranquility (1965, 1989), designed by Dr. P. T. Tono, Tokyo; redesigned by Dr. Koichi Kawana
Miami Beach Botanical GardenMiami BeachFloridaIncludes a Japanese garden
Micke Grove Regional Park Japanese GardenLodiCaliforniaWebsite, designed by Nagao Sakurai and dedicated in 1965
Minnesota Landscape ArboretumChaskaMinnesota“Seisui Tei” or Garden of Pure Water reflects a style of Japanese Garden from the Edo Period, designed by Koichi Kawana in 1985, maintained under the direction of Dr. David Slawson[18]
Morikami Museum and Japanese GardensDelray BeachFloridaIncludes two museum buildings, the Roji-en Japanese Gardens: Garden of the Drops of Dew and a bonsai garden
MytoiChappaquiddick IslandMassachusettsOperated by The Trustees of Reservations on Martha's Vineyard
National Museum of the Pacific WarFredericksburgTexasIncludes the Japanese Garden of Peace, established in 1976[19]
New Orleans Botanical GardenNew OrleansLouisianaIncludes the Yakumo Nihon Teien Japanese Garden
New York Botanical GardenBronxNew YorkIncludes a 2.5-acre Japanese rock garden
Norfolk Botanical GardenNorfolkVirginiaThe Japanese Garden (1962) was created to honor Norfolk's sister city, Moji, Japan, and rededicated in 1962 to Kitakyushu, formerly Moji; redesigned and refurbished in 1995.[20]
Normandale Community College Japanese GardenBloomingtonMinnesota2 acres[21]
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical GardensPittsburghPennsylvaniaIncludes the Japanese Courtyard Garden (1991) with bonsai, designed by Hoichi Kurisu
Pine Bluff Japanese GardenPine BluffArkansasLocated at the Pine Bluff Civic Center, was a gift from Pine Bluff's Sister City, Iwai City, Japan[22]
Point Defiance ParkTacomaWashingtonThe Japanese garden features a pagoda built in 1914 as a streetcar station
Portland Japanese GardenPortlandOregon5.5 acres, features the Strolling Pond Garden, Natural Garden, Sand and Stone Garden, Flat Garden and Tea Garden
Ro Ho En - Japanese Friendship Garden of PhoenixPhoenixArizona3.5 acre Japanese stroll garden with a tea garden and tea house
Rotary Botanical GardensJanesvilleWisconsinBuilt in 1989, the Japanese garden includes gates, fences, a dry gravel sea, stones, a waterfall, stream, Japanese lanterns and other elements.
San Antonio Botanical GardenSan AntonioTexasIncludes Kumamoto En Japanese Garden, built in 1989, patterned after the Suizenji Park in Kumamoto
San Antonio Japanese Tea GardenSan AntonioTexas11 acres, located in Brackenridge Park, includes shaded walkways, stone bridges, a 60-foot waterfall and ponds filled with koi
San Francisco Botanical GardenSan FranciscoCaliforniaIncludes a Japanese-design moon-viewing garden
San Jose Buddhist Church BetsuinSan JoseCaliforniaWebsite, located in Japantown, temple's garden includes a pagoda, a small bridge and topiaried plants[23]
San Jose Japanese Friendship GardenSan JoseCaliforniaWebsite, located in Kelley Park, temple's garden design was donated to San Jose from city of Okayama using Korakuen as an inspiration and built by volunteers from the Japanese American community in 1957–1960. The 6 acre garden includes a very large koi pond, Teahouse available for rent, many old pagodas, reflection lantern, zig-zag bridge, cherry blossom tree section, waterfall, curved walkways, a moon bridge, many bridges, artistic rocks and topiaried plants
Santa Barbara Botanic GardenSanta BarbaraCaliforniaIncludes an authentic Japanese teahouse and demonstration garden[24]
Seattle Japanese GardenSeattleWashington3.5 acres, designed by Kiyoshi Inoshita and Juki Iida, completed in 1959
Seiwa-en at Missouri Botanical GardenSt. LouisMissouri14-acre Japanese strolling garden, designed by Dr. Koichi Kawana
Sherman Library and GardensNewport BeachCaliforniaIncludes a Japanese garden
Shinwa-En Japanese Garden at CSU Dominguez HillsCarsonCaliforniaDesigned in 1978 by Haruo Yamashiro, includes a tea house, located in the courtyard of the Social and Behavioral Sciences building[25]
Shinzen Japanese GardenFresnoCaliforniaLocated in Woodward Park, 5-acre Japanese stroll garden opened in 1981 and designed by Paul Saito, includes a teahouse
Shiojiri NiwaMishawakaIndianaWebsite, 1.3-acre Japanese strolling garden in Merrifield Park
Shofuso Japanese House and GardenPhiladelphiaPennsylvania17th century-style Japanese house and 1.2-acre garden
Shore Acres State ParkCoos BayOregonIncludes a Japanese-style garden built around a 100-foot lily pond
Shoto-Teien Japanese GardensSioux FallsSouth DakotaWebsite part of Terrace Park[26][27]
Sister Mary Grace Burns ArboretumLakewood TownshipNew JerseyPart of Georgian Court University, the Japanese Garden was designed by Takeo Shiota[28]
Smith College Botanic Garden and Lyman Plant HouseNorthamptonMassachusettsWebsite, includes a Japanese garden
Sonnenberg GardensCanandaiguaNew YorkThe Japanese garden features miniature mountainous Japanese landscape, with torii gates and a tea house.
Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial ParkSpringfieldMissouriWebsite, includes the 7.5-acre Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden with a koi lake, moon bridge, meditation garden, and tea house
Stan Hywet Hall and GardensAkronOhioIncludes a Japanese garden designed in 1916 by T.R. Otsuka and Warren Manning
Stanley ParkWestfieldMassachusettsIncludes an Asian garden and Japanese tea house
Storrier-Stearns Japanese GardenPasadenaCalifornia1.45-acre (0.59 ha) hill and pond strolling garden, the "chisen kaiyu shiki" form
Swiss PinesMalvernPennsylvaniaCurrently closed.
Tenshin-en at Museum of Fine ArtsBostonMassachusettsContemplative indoor Japanese garden[29]
Japanese Cultural Center, Tea House, and Gardens of SaginawSaginawMichiganWebsite, 3 acres
Torrance Cultural Arts CenterTorranceCaliforniaWebsite, includes the Pine Wind Garden (Sho Fu En)
United States National ArboretumWashington D.C.D.C.Includes the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum
University of California Botanical GardenBerkeleyCaliforniaThe Asian Collection area includes a Japanese Pool with traditional garden items[30]
University of Illinois ArboretumUrbanaIllinoisIncludes a Japanese arts teaching facility, Japan House, with tea garden (2002), dry or Zen garden (2003). The gardens are free, and open dawn to dusk, but the walled tea garden is closed during icy weather.[31]
Wa-Shin-An Japanese Tea House and Meditation GardenSouth HadleyMassachusettsWebsite, located on the top floor of Eliot House at Mount Holyoke College
Wells Japanese GardenNewberrySouth CarolinaFeatures a temple, torri gate, moon bridge and tea house
Wesleyan University Japanese GardenMiddletownConnecticutWebsite, Shôyôan Garden at the Freeman Center for East Asian Studies
Yashiro Japanese GardenOlympiaWashington0.74 acres
Yuko-En on the ElkhornGeorgetownKentucky6 acres, strolling garden
Yushien at Amherst CollegeAmherstMassachusettsWebsite, a contemplative garden in the Japanese style located between Webster Hall and Kirby Theater, designed by Shinichiro Abe of Zen Associates
Zilker Botanical GardenAustinTexasIncludes the 3-acre Isamu Taniguchi Japanese Garden[32]

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