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The World’s 100 Best Botanical Gardens

Shukkeien

Hiroshima, Japan

  1. WORLD’S BEST BOTANICAL GARDENS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 32 2026
Shukkeien

A strolling garden built in 1620 for the lords of Hiroshima, set around a central carp pond with bridges, hills, tea houses and a bamboo grove. Its landscapes are condensed into a compact space, and a ginkgo tree and memorial recall the 1945 atomic bombing.

Highlights

  • Central carp pond
  • Arched stone bridge
  • Atomic-bomb survivor ginkgo tree

Good to know

  • Entry around 260–350 yen, over-65s free
  • Allow about one hour
  • Narrow bridges slippery in rain

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