Ritsurin Garden

栗林公園
Ritsurin Garden
Ritsurin Garden is a daimyo (feudal lord) garden, which was completed in 1745 over a period of one hundred years. Designated as a Special Place of Scenic Beauty, this spacious garden features 6 ponds and 13 landscaped hills. While strolling you can enjoy the changing landscape, therefore it is said that the variety of scenery has the attraction of "ippo ikkei" or a change in scenery with every step. In the garden there are buildings, such as Kikugetsu-tei teahouse, where you can have matcha (powdered green tea) while viewing the picturesque landscape, and the Sanuki Mingeikan (Folk Craft Museum), where Sanuki folk crafts are exhibited. You can also enjoy a ride on a Japanese boat, the “Senshu maru”.

There are approximately 300 cherry trees, mostly Somei Yoshino, and the beauty of the cherry blossoms reflected on the lake surface and the strange colors of the green pine trees are breathtaking. In addition, spring lighting will be held to coincide with the blooming of the cherry trees, and during the nighttime lighting period, special Japanese-style boat trips will be offered on Lake Kitako.
Address 〒760-0073 香川県高松市栗林町1丁目20番16号
Telephone Number 087-833-7411
Business HoursJan. 7:00 - 17:00pm
Feb. 7:00 - 17:30pm
Mar. 6:30 - 18:00pm
Apr. & May 5:30 - 18:30pm
Jun.- Aug. 5:30 - 19:00pm
Sep. 5:30 - 18:30pm
Oct. 6:00 - 17:30pm
Nov. 6:30 - 17:00pm
Dec. 7:00 - 17:00pm
Days Closed for BusinessOpen all year round
PriceAdmission fee: Adults 410 yen, Children 170 yen
(For groups of 20 or more: Adults 320 yen, Children 140 yen)
Admission is free on January 1 and March 16
*Child admission fee is applicable to elementary and junior high school students. Admission is free for preschool-aged children.
DirectionsApprox. 3 minutes walk from JR Ritsurin Koen Kitaguchi Station
Approx. 10 minutes walk from Kotoden Ritsurin Koen Station
Approx. 15 minutes from Takamatsu-Chuo Highway IC by car
ParkingToll parking available (large buses accepted)
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