Yokohama Sankeien Garden Ticket

One of Japan's three great gardens
Explore the Sankeien Garden

Located in Yokohama, near Tokyo, is the famous "Sankeien Garden", one of Japan's three major gardens. Sankeien Garden is a private garden created by Sankei Hara of Yokohama, who accumulated wealth through trade, from the late Meiji period to the Taisho period. The garden is approximately 175,000㎡ in size, making it extremely large for a private garden.

The inner garden is used by Sankei as a personal garden, and the outer garden has been open to the public for free since 1906, when the garden was completed, and has established itself as a resting place for Yokohama citizens. Afterwards, it was severely damaged by a major earthquake and World War II, but was restored to its current appearance through restoration work in 1958 and designated as a Japanese scenic spot in 2007.


Beautiful all year round

Sankeien Garden has a different scenery each season, allowing you to observe a variety of flowers throughout the year. Cherry blossoms and azaleas bloom in spring, green leaves sprout here and there in summer, leaves turn red in fall, and the snow piled up in winter is very beautiful. Visit Sankeien Garden, which boasts different charms in each season and enjoy the beautiful scenery.


Important Cultural Property Rinshunkaku

Sankeien consists of two gardens: the outer garden, which was opened to the public in 1906, and the inner garden, which Sankei Hara used as his personal garden. Compared to the open outer garden where you can enjoy flowering trees all year round with the triple pagoda relocated from Domyoji Temple in Kyoto on the hill in the background, the inner garden has teahouses and other old buildings scattered throughout, adding to the delicate scenery.

Among them, Rinshunkaku, known to have been built as a villa for the Kishu Tokugawa family in the early Edo period around the mid-17th century, is a representative building of Sankeien, along with the triple pagoda, and is also an important cultural property.


Sankei Memorial Hall

In addition to his ancestral rites and raw silk trading business, Sankei Hara also contributed greatly to the protection and development of Japanese culture and art, including building and opening Sankeien Garden, collecting ancient art, and supporting young artists based on the wealth he gained through this. The Sankei Memorial Hall is a facility that displays and introduces these achievements, related materials, and artwork, and was built in 1989 through a design by architect Hiroshi Oe (1913-1989).

There is also a tea room, boto-tei, and museum shop where you can experience a full-fledged tea ceremony using casual tables and chairs, so there is a variety of things to see and do.