Kyu-Furukawa garden is a fascinating mix of before and after Japan opened to the West in 1868, with a jewel of a Japanese garden seamlessly integrated with a European-style rose garden and Meiji Era mansion. Especially nice in June when the roses are in bloom, and in November for autumn leaf season.
This garden surrounds a majestic stone mansion built in the Meiji Era, right after Japan opened to the West in 1868.
The grounds below the house are still an age-old Japanese garden with a pond, stone lanterns, and tea house.
But the garden surrounding the mansion has been terraced into formal European-style rosebeds
The Japanese garden’s azaleas mark the transition between east and west…
before the gently graded paths descend toward the pond…
inviting us in with its clipped evergreens and stone bridges…
and steppingstone paths that wind past waterfalls, lanterns, and a teahouse.
all planted to highlight the changing seasons. The roses come into full bloom in…
June
and the Japanese maples turn gorgeous colors in
along with the stately gingko trees.
Kyu-Furukawa Garden
Open: Every day
Hours: 9:00 – 17:00
Admission: ¥150
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Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, produces the monthly e-magazine Japanagram, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had
Jonelle Patrick writes about Japan 