Tokugawaen
Tokugawaen, A Stroll Garden In Nagoya On The Former Villa Of The Owari Tokugawa, With A Pond, A Waterfall, A Peony Garden And A Tea House, Beside The Tokugawa Art Museum. Quiet And Often Empty On Weekdays. · Nagoya, Aichi
Tokugawaen is a Japanese stroll garden in east Nagoya, on the site of a villa built for Mitsutomo, the second lord of the Owari Tokugawa, around 1695 - confirm. The garden was damaged in the air raids of 1945 and restored, and it reopened to visitors in 2004 - confirm. Its centrepiece is a large pond with a path that winds like a dragon, fed by a waterfall, and there is a peony garden that is at its best from April to May, plus a teahouse where you can sit with tea - confirm. It sits next to the Tokugawa Art Museum, which holds the Owari Tokugawa collection, so many people visit both on one trip. The entry fee is modest, and a combined ticket with the museum may exist - confirm. It suits people who like quiet gardens and weekday visits, and it takes about an hour. It is smaller and less famous than Kenroku-en or Korakuen, and not worth a long detour on its own. It is a bus ride from Ozone Station, about 10 minutes.
1001 Tokugawa-cho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, a bus ride from Ozone Station in the east of the city, next to the Tokugawa Art Museum, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
The garden commonly opens about 9:30 and closes about 17:30, with last entry roughly 30 minutes before closing, and it closes one weekday, usually Monday, with the next day off if Monday is a holiday, plus the New Year break - confirm. Evening openings occur in some seasons. Getting there: a bus of roughly 10 minutes from Ozone Station or Nagoya Station area, followed by a short walk, or a sightseeing bus loop - confirm routes. No booking is needed, though peony season and autumn weekends are busier. Carry cash for the tea house.