Pu La Deshpande Udyan (Pune–Okayama Friendship Garden)
पु. ल. देशपांडे उद्यान
A Japanese-style garden modeled on Okayama's Kōraku-en, with quiet, refined ponds, stone bridges and grassy slopes, commemorating Pune's sister-city tie with Okayama.
The garden was built around 2000 to mark Pune's friendship-city relationship with Okayama, Japan, and is modeled on Kōraku-en. It features ponds, stone bridges, a waterfall and neatly trimmed grassy slopes. Loud noise and picnicking are prohibited, so the atmosphere is calm. Next to it is a section in the Mughal garden style. Admission is very cheap, and the light is best in the late afternoon. It is located on Sinhagad Road and can be visited on the way to Sinhagad Fort.
Opening hours
About 06:00–10:00, 16:00–20:00
Nearby sights
- Parvati Hill
- Saras Baug
- Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum
- Vishrambaug Wada
- Shrimant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Temple
- Shaniwar Wada
- Lal Mahal
- Pataleshwar Cave Temple