Seattle Japanese Garden

Open to the public since June 1960, Seattle Japanese Garden is one of the most highly regarded Japanese-style gardens in North America. Tucked within a vast arboretum in a fast-growing city, the garden attracts over 85,000 visitors annually and is beloved both locally and by garden-lovers from over 30 countries around the world.

Gardens in Japan have long been regarded as an important art form that’s essential to life. This 3.5-acre garden features a style developed in the late-16th to early-17th centuries known as stroll gardens.  Following a winding path around a central pond, stroll gardens invite visitors to journey through the varied landscapes of Japan –  mountains, forests, waterfalls, rivers, lakes, islands and the sea.  Along the journey, varied landscapes are hidden and then revealed.