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Nara, Nara / 名勝依水園

Isuien Garden

A strolling pond garden of about 11,000 m² next to Todai-ji, in two parts: the front garden by an Edo-period merchant and the rear garden (Meiji period) that borrows Mt. Wakakusa and Todai-ji's Great South Gate as scenery; the Neiraku Museum is inside.

A garden pond with lotus leaves and stepping stones, a grassy hill with pines, and a temple gate roof in the distance
Isuien Garden in summer (photo taken July 2008)Photo: 663highland / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5 (resized) · License · Source

Last official check

26 Sept 2026

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25 Dec 2026

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Opening hours

9:30-16:30 (last entry 16:00); 9:30-17:00 in April and May (last entry 16:30).

Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
Closed

Closed on Tuesdays (open if a holiday, closed the next weekday), and from late December to mid-January and in late September for garden maintenance.

Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
Admission

General 1,200 yen, university and high school 500 yen, junior high and elementary 300 yen.

Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
Getting there

15 minutes on foot from Kintetsu Nara Station (next to Todai-ji, on the west); or city loop bus to Kencho-higashi and 3 minutes on foot.

Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
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No parking.

Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
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Address: Nara, Nara (Japanese address: 奈良県奈良市水門町74)

Official site: http://www.isuien.or.jp/

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