Take the Wakayama Bus (routes 30, 33, or 34) bound for "Zagasaki" from JR Wakayama Station or Nankai Wakayama City Station. Get off at the "Yosuen-mae" stop and walk for 10 minutes. It's also 10km from the Wakayama IC on the Kinki Expressway. Show route
Op.Hours
January 1st - 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
April 1st to August 31st - 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
September 1st to March 31st - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Cld.Days
Open every day of the year
Fee
Adults: ¥400
Children (elementary & junior high school): ¥200
Infants: Free
INFO
While the interior of Yosuitei is generally not open to the public, a monthly tea ceremony, "Asamo-kai" (membership required), is held on the first Sunday of each month. You can enjoy matcha in the tea room, "Jissai-an."
The garden also features the Minatomi Goten, a Wakayama City designated cultural property building, which is open to the public for a fee.
Yosui-en Garden is a daimyo garden constructed by Harutomo Tokugawa, the tenth lord of the Kishu clan, from 1818 to 1826. Its unique feature is a tide-influenced pond drawing seawater from Wakayama Bay.
The water level rises and falls with the tide, creating a constantly shifting landscape that captivates visitors. A straight three-bridge spans the pond, and the backdrop of Tenjinyama and Takoyashirazuyama mountains, used as a borrowed landscape, is said to be modeled after West Lake in China.
Within the garden is Yosuitei, a teahouse built in 1821. While generally closed to the public, a monthly tea ceremony, the "Asamo-kai" (members-only), is held on the first Sunday of each month in the Jitsugan tea room, offering the chance to enjoy matcha.
Designated a Place of Scenic Beauty, Yosui-en Garden was also a filming location for the 1995 NHK Taiga drama, "The Eighth Shogun Yoshimune."
Why not take a stroll through this garden, enjoying the beautiful views of Wakayama Bay and the historical atmosphere?