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The World’s 100 Best Botanical Gardens

Kenroku-en

Kanazawa, Japan

  1. WORLD’S BEST BOTANICAL GARDENS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 12 2026

No. 1 in Japan

Kenroku-en

A strolling garden in Kanazawa built by the Maeda clan, counted among Japan's Three Great Gardens. Ponds, moss, stone lanterns and shaped pines change with the seasons, and in winter rope yukitsuri cones protect the trees from snow.

Highlights

  • Kasumigaike Pond
  • Kotoji-toro Lantern
  • Karasaki pine yukitsuri

Good to know

  • Adult entry 320 yen
  • Allow one to three hours
  • Crowds thin early morning or late afternoon

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