Tokugawaen Garden

徳川園

A Tokugawa lord's estate turned pond-and-waterfall garden

⚠ Closed Mondays

Hours

9:30am–5:30pm (last entry 5pm); closed Mondays (next weekday after a holiday) and 29 Dec–1 Jan

Tickets

Adults ¥300, junior high and under free; Nagoya Castle combo ¥1,040

Address

1001 Tokugawa-cho, Higashi Ward, next to the Tokugawa Art Museum

This stroll garden sits on the old estate of the Owari Tokugawa, the family that ruled from Nagoya Castle. A path loops around a large pond past stone bridges, a gorge and a waterfall, and standing at the falls the water drowns out the city completely. Peonies in spring and maples in autumn reflect in the pond, and entry is only ¥300. The Tokugawa Art Museum next door holds the National Treasure Tale of Genji scrolls, so many people pair the two.