Jardin japonais de Toulouse, Japanese botanical garden in Compans-Caffarelli district, Toulouse, France.

The Jardin Japonais de Toulouse is a Japanese garden in the Compans-Caffarelli district, covering around 7,000 square meters (75,000 square feet) and combining traditional elements such as water basins, stone groupings, and shaped plantings. It sits within the larger Compans-Caffarelli Park and displays plants from East Asia alongside classic structures like a teahouse and a red wooden bridge.

The garden was created starting in 1981 on land formerly used for military purposes and commissioned by Mayor Pierre Baudis. The layout followed Japanese models from the Muromachi period and brought Asian forms to southern France.

The garden is named after Pierre Baudis, mayor of Toulouse, since 11 May 2016; he had admired Japanese gardens on his travels, notably in Dublin. Its layout draws on Kyoto gardens of the Muromachi and Edo eras, between the 14th and 16th centuries. A bust of zen master Taisen Deshimaru, who founded many dojos in France in the 1970s, stands in the garden.

The garden is enclosed and forms part of a 10-hectare green space in the Compans-Caffarelli district, north of the city centre. It is separated from the rest of the park by screens of greenery and a hill, which gives the 7,000 m² site a degree of privacy. Look for the bust of Zen master Taisen Deshimaru, founder of many dojos in France in the 1970s.

In 1993 the garden won the national grand prize for flowering (grand prix national de fleurissement). A bust of zen master Taisen Deshimaru, who founded many zen dojos in France in the 1970s, stands in the garden. The dry garden is laid out with a Crane Island, a Turtle Island and nine rocks.