Raikyu-ji Garden
The garden, designated a place of scenic beauty, is in the traditional rock garden style which expresses the natural landscape with stone and sand without using water, and has been a precious place for over 400 years. The garden is full of delicate charm expressing natural scenery such as islands from stones and trees on top of sand and large waves through clipped azaleas. It has been awarded 1 star from Michelin. Around the gardens are samurai residences where samurai lived more than 300 years ago, and you can tour the buildings for a glimpse into life in a bygone era.
More Information about Raikyu-ji Garden
Street address
- 18 Raikyuji-cho, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture
About OKAYAMA
Access
-
-
- Around 15 minutes by foot from JR Bitchu Takahashi Station
-
Opening Hours
- 9:00-17:00
Closed
- Open all year round
Best season
- Apr., Nov.
Point
- The beauty of the azaleas that bloom in May and the autumn leaves in November are particularly extraordinary. There are discount joint-use tickets available for visiting Bitchu Matsuyama Castle, the Takahashi Samurai Residences and Raikyu-ji
update: Sep.3.2024
Spots around
-
Yubara Onsen
-
Ohashi House
-
Inujima
-
Bizen Yaki Dento Sangyo Kaikan
-
Okayama Korakuen Garden and Okayama Castle
-
Mt. Washuzan Observatory (Great Seto Bridge)
-
Koyagawa Bikan Historical Quarter
-
Kibitsu-jinja Shrine
-
Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
-
Kasaoka Islands
-
Bitchu Matsuyama Castle
-
Walking in Okayama City (Okayama Gourmet Hopping)
-
Asahi River Sakura Road
-
Tsuyama Castle (Kakuzan Park)
-
Traditional Boat Tour of Kurashiki Canal
-
Miyashita Sake BreweryCraft brewery Doppo Kan
-
Ohara Museum of Art
-
Kojima Jeans Street
-
Okayama Momotaro Airport
-
Bizen Osafune Japanese Sword Museum
-
Hop around "Okayama, the City of Fruit Parfaits"
-
Momotaro Karakuri Museum
-
Betty Smith Jeans Museum & Village
-
Fukiya Furusato Village
-
Kibiji Cycling Course
