Just a stone’s throw from the Nara Great Buddha, Isuien is a gem ready for discovery. Come see what the tourist hordes miss.
The land was once a sub-temple of the Kofukuji, and from 1670 was used as a home of a wealthy tanner. The eastern garden (seen first) is the oldest, and the western garden with the Nandaimon Gate and Nara hills in the background, was created in 1899. Nearby is also the Yoshikien Garden, which is also worth seeing.
Isuien has a rather pricey entrance fee of 900 yen, but Yoshikien is free for foreign tourists, so if you see both Japanese gardens, it does all balance out.
The garden is open 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM (last entry 4 PM).
Open daily in April, May, October & November, otherwise closed on Tuesdays. If Tuesday is a national holiday, then closed on Wednesday.
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