Japánkert
The Japánkert is a Japanese garden in Budapest's XIV district located on the grounds of a garden and landscape architecture school. It features a calm pond surrounded by carefully positioned stones, curved pathways, and various rare plants including trees and flowering specimens arranged throughout the space.
The garden was established in the first half of the twentieth century as Hungary's first of its kind. A Japanese crown prince visited in the 1930s and subsequently sent rare trees and plants as gifts, several of which still grow in the garden today.
The name refers to Japanese garden design traditions visible throughout this space. You will see characteristic stone lanterns, bridges, and carefully arranged pathways that show how Japanese landscape design actually works and looks in practice.
The garden is open on weekdays from 8 in the morning to 8 in the evening, with shorter hours on weekends. It is helpful to check official information beforehand since the garden may sometimes close for maintenance or other reasons.
Several rare plants and trees in the garden are original gifts from the Japanese crown prince in the 1930s and still grow there today. These specimens create a direct botanical link between this place and Japanese royalty that visitors can see while walking through.
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