Garden research | Japanese Gardens in Europe

Established: 1912
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: unknown; developed under professional guidance; later with Japanese gardeners / Japanese garden specialists
Commissioned by: Carl Duisberg / Farbenfabrik Friedrich Bayer & Co.

Stone bridge Wooden bridge Earth bridge House Wooden Fences Lake Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Gate Shrine Lantern Pagoda Crane

Established: 1914
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Zoo / arboretum
Access: Public
Designer: Friedrich Ries / Karlsruhe Gartenbauamt
Commissioned by: City of Karlsruhe / municipal garden administration

Stone bridge Pavilion Tea House Wooden Fences Bamboo Fences Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Gate Shrine Lantern Pagoda

Established: 1938
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Zoo / arboretum
Access: Public
Designer: Itō Chūta
Commissioned by: unknown

Stone bridge Wooden bridge Bamboo Fences Lake Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Gate Lantern Buddha statue

Established: 1957
Style: Dry garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: Junzō Sakakura
Commissioned by: Magokichi Yamaoka / Yanmar Diesel

Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Lantern

Established: 1959
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: unknown
Commissioned by: City of Dortmund / Bundesgartenschau 1959 organisers

Pavilion Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Gate Lantern

Established: 1963
Style: Tea garden
Context: Public park
Access: Closed / no public access
Designer: Heinz Graaf for the Kleines Teehaus; specific garden designer unknown
Commissioned by: City of Hamburg / IGA 1963 organisers

Stone bridge Pavilion River Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1972
Style: Tea garden
Context: Public park
Access: Limited public access
Designer: unknown
Commissioned by: Sen Sōshitsu XV / Urasenke; donated to the State of Bavaria

Stone bridge Tea House Gateways Lake Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1975
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Friendship / sister-city project
Access: Public
Designer: Iwaki Sentarō, Iwaki Shōjirō
Commissioned by: Japanese community in Düsseldorf / Japanese Garden Association; donated to the people of Düsseldorf

Wooden Fences Lake River Waterfall Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Lantern Pagoda

Established: 1979
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: Yoshiyuki Kawamura
Commissioned by: Blühendes Barock Gartenschau Ludwigsburg GmbH / City of Ludwigsburg-associated garden administration

Walls Bamboo Fences Open Fences Gates Lake River Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1979
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Botanical garden
Access: Public
Designer: Yoshikuni Araki
Commissioned by: University of Hamburg / Botanischer Garten Hamburg

Stone bridge Lake Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1979
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: Dr. Akira Sato
Commissioned by: Government of Japan / Japanese contribution to Bundesgartenschau 1979

Wooden bridge Rustic bridge Pavilion Bamboo Fences Gateways Lake Waterfall Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Shrine Lantern Pagoda

Established: 1980
Style: Modern Japanese garden
Context: Museum
Access: Public
Designer: Masayuki Nagare
Commissioned by: City of Cologne / Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst

Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone

Established: 1981
Designer: Nakane Shirō
Commissioned by: City of Ōtsu / Würzburg–Ōtsu sister-city partnership; City of Würzburg

Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Lantern

Established: 1983
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Friendship / sister-city project
Access: Public
Designer: City of Sapporo / Japanese garden specialists associated with Sapporo; wider Westpark designed by Peter Kluska
Commissioned by: City of Sapporo, as a contribution to the International Garden Exhibition 1983 / City of Munich

Wooden bridge Pavilion House Lake Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1985
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Botanical garden
Access: Public
Designer: Yoshikuni Araki
Commissioned by: City of Augsburg, with support from the partner cities Amagasaki and Nagahama

Wooden bridge Pavilion Gates Lake River Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1990
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Friendship / sister-city project
Access: Public
Designer: Yoshinori Tokumoto
Commissioned by: City of Matsuyama, as a partnership gift to the people of Freiburg

Stone bridge Wooden bridge Pavilion Gateways Lake River Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1990
Designer: Schwarze und Partner Landschaftsarchitekten mbB; Japanese specialists associated, not individually confirmed
Commissioned by: Okuma Europe GmbH

Stone bridge Pavilion Lake Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone

Established: 1990
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Friendship / sister-city project
Access: Public
Designer: Nakane Shirō
Commissioned by: City of Ōtsu, as a contribution to the Würzburg Landesgartenschau 1990 / City of Würzburg

Stone bridge Lake River Waterfall Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Lantern

Established: 1990
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Friendship / sister-city project
Access: Public
Commissioned by: Yoshikuni Araki

Pavilion Tea House Gateways Lake River Waterfall Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Lantern Pagoda

Established: 1991
Style: Courtyard garden
Context: Commercial site
Access: Limited public access
Designer: unknown
Commissioned by: Hotel Brandenburger Hof

Established: 1993
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Temple / Buddhist centre
Access: Public
Designer: unknown
Commissioned by: Yehan Numata / Numata Foundation; EKŌ-Haus der Japanischen Kultur e.V.

Stone bridge Tea House House Walls Gates Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Lantern Buddha statue

Established: 1994

Wooden bridge Pavilion Tea House Walls Lake River Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Gate Lantern Pagoda

Established: 1996
Style: Modern Japanese garden
Context: Friendship / sister-city project
Access: Public
Designer: unknown Japanese master gardener from Fuefuki
Commissioned by: City of Bad Mergentheim / Kurpark Bad Mergentheim, in the context of the Bad Mergentheim–Fuefuki partnership

Stone bridge Lake River Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1996
Style: Tea garden
Context: Friendship / sister-city project
Access: Limited public access
Designer: unknown; Ueda Sōko tea-school tradition associated with the tea house and tea practice
Commissioned by: City of Hiroshima / German-Japanese Society of Hannover / City of Hannover, in the context of the Hannover–Hiroshima city partnership

Tea House Bamboo Fences Open Fences Gateways Gates Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1996
Style: Dry garden
Context: Commercial site
Access: Limited public access
Designer: Shunmyo Masuno, Japan Landscape Consultants
Commissioned by: Jowa Japan Center GmbH / Japan Center development company

Vertical Stone Recumbent stone

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Carl-Duisberg Park

Karlsruhe Zoo

Hagenbeck Zoo

Wittelsbach Park

Westfalen Park

International Horticultural Exhibition 1963

Kanshoan

Dusseldorf Japanese Garden

Blühendes Japanese Garden

Loki-Schmidt Botanic Garden

Rheinaue Leisure Park

Garden of the Museum of East Asian Art

Japanese Garden, Kranenkai

Westpark

Augsburg Botanical Garden

Freiburg Seepark

Okuma Europe GmbH

Ōmi no Niwa

Planten un Blomen Park

Hotel Brandenburger Hof

EKO House of Japanese Culture

Japanese Garden, Bonndorf

Kurpark Bad Mergentheim

Stadtpark Hannover

Taunustor Japan Center