An Edo-period daimyo strolling garden from 1700, counted among Japan's three great gardens, with lawns, ponds, streams and artificial hills. Its open layout frames views of Okayama Castle across the river, and it also holds tea fields, rice paddies and red-crowned cranes.
Highlights
- Yuishinzan Hill panorama
- Sawanoike Pond
- Red-crowned crane enclosure
Good to know
- Entry 500 yen, combined castle ticket available
- Allow 40 minutes to two hours
- Little shade; free parasols at entrances
