Isui-en Garden
依水園
A strolling pond garden that borrows the scenery of Todai-ji's Nandaimon Gate and Mount Wakakusa. The front garden is in Edo style and the rear garden in Meiji style.
Isui-en consists of an Edo-period front garden and a rear garden built in the Meiji era by the wealthy merchant Seki Tojiro. The rear garden borrows the views of Mount Wakakusa, Kasugayama and the roof of Todai-ji's Nandaimon Gate, and it is considered Nara's most famous Japanese garden. Within the garden, Sanshu-tei and Teishu-ken serve matcha tea. The grounds also house the Neiraku Museum, which displays Chinese ancient bronzes and Korean ceramics. Admission is about 1,500 yen including the museum, and the garden is open from 9:30 to 16:30. It is closed on Tuesdays, except in peak season when it is open. It is next to Yoshiki-en and about a 5-minute walk from Todai-ji's Nandaimon Gate.
Opening hours
09:30–16:30 (closed Tue)
Nearby sights
- Yoshikien Garden
- Himuro Shrine
- Nara National Museum
- Todai-ji
- Ukimido Pavilion
- Nara Park
- Shosoin Repository
- Kofuku-ji