Garden research | Japanese Gardens in Europe

Established: 1856
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Botanical garden
Access: Public
Designer: Jean Denat

Pavilion Bamboo Fences Open Fences Lake Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Gate Lantern

Established: 1893
Style: Landscape garden
Context: Museum
Access: Public
Designer: Claude Monet
Commissioned by: Claude Monet

Wooden bridge Lake River

Established: 1896
Style: Courtyard garden
Context: Cultural centre
Access: Closed / no public access
Designer: Alexandre Marcel
Commissioned by: François-Émile Morin

Vertical Stone Lantern

Established: 1897
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Museum
Access: Public
Designer: unknown, Fumiaki Takano
Commissioned by: Albert Kahn; Département des Hauts-de-Seine (later)

Wooden bridge Tea House Open Fences River Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Lantern Pagoda

Established: 1899
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: Alexandre Marcel
Commissioned by: Eugène Bergère

Stone bridge Wooden bridge Pavilion Wooden Fences Bamboo Fences Open Fences Lake River Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Gate Lantern Pagoda Turtle Buddha statue

Established: 1900
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: Hatta / Hata Wasuke
Commissioned by: Baron Edmond de Rothschild

Wooden bridge Lake Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Lantern

Established: 1908
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Public
Designer: Kathleen Lloyd Jones; Achille Duchêne associated with wider garden restoration
Commissioned by: Berthe de Béhague, Marquise de Ganay

Wooden bridge Lake Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone

Established: 1934
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Museum
Access: Public
Designer: ouis Marchand; Shigeo Fukuhara associated with later restoration / present Japanese garden
Commissioned by: Institut de France / Académie des Beaux-Arts

Wooden bridge Bamboo Fences Gateways Screen Fences Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1958
Style: Modern Japanese garden
Context: Cultural centre
Access: Limited public access
Designer: Isamu Noguchi; installed with Japanese gardener Toemon Sano
Commissioned by: Government of Japan / UNESCO

Stone bridge Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone

Established: 1965
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Botanical garden
Access: Public
Designer: Kōzō Iwatani
Commissioned by: City of Paris / Jardin botanique de la Ville de Paris

Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Lantern

Established: 1969
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Botanical garden
Access: Public
Designer: Daniel Collin associated with the wider Parc Floral design; specific Japanese garden / Japanese-inspired section designer unknown
Commissioned by: City of Paris

Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone

Established: 1970
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Medical institution
Access: Limited public access
Designer: Dr Henri Hamon; realised by the hospital’s gardeners and maintenance workers
Commissioned by: Dr Henri Hamon / Centre médical de la Bucaille

Stone bridge Wooden bridge Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Gate Lantern

Established: 1973
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Public
Designer: Erik Borja
Commissioned by: Erik Borja

Pavilion House Bamboo Fences Open Fences Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Gate Lantern

Established: 1977
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: unknown
Commissioned by: City of Rueil-Malmaison

Wooden bridge Bamboo Fences Gateways River Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Gate Lantern

Established: 1980
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Friendship / sister-city project
Access: Public
Designer: unknown; 2026 extension supervised by Masao Sone
Commissioned by: City of Dijon, in cooperation with Koshigaya, Japan

Wooden bridge Tea House Lake Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Gate Lantern

Established: 1981
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: Services des Jardins et Espaces Verts de la Mairie de Toulouse
Commissioned by: City of Toulouse / Pierre Baudis, Mayor of Toulouse

Stone bridge Wooden bridge Tea House Walls Gates Lake Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Lantern Crane Buddha statue

Established: 1987
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: Jacques Dulieu; Louis Soulard; Claudine Breton, Michel Cormier and Michel Dudon associated
Commissioned by: City of Nantes

Stone bridge Wooden bridge House Gateways Lake River Waterfall Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Lantern Pagoda

Established: 1988
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Limited public access
Designer: Françoise Lacaze; Sonja Gauron associated with planting and layout advice
Commissioned by: Françoise Lacaze and her husband

Pavilion Tea House Bamboo Fences Gateways Lake River Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Lantern Pagoda

Established: 1990
Style: Modern Japanese garden
Context: Friendship / sister-city project
Access: Public
Designer: unknown
Commissioned by: City of Lamalou-les-Bains, in the context of the Lamalou-les-Bains–Misasa friendship / sister-city relationship

Wooden bridge Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone

Established: 1990
Style: Dry garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: Charles Régimbeau
Commissioned by: Charles Régimbeau

Wooden bridge Wooden Fences Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Lantern Buddha statue

Established: 1991
Style: Tea garden
Context: Museum
Access: Public
Designer: Agnès Latour-Kurashige and Jean-Sébastien Cluzel; tea pavilion by Masao Nakamura
Commissioned by: Musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet / Maison Guimet; tea pavilion donated by Japan

Wooden bridge Tea House Walls Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1992
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: unknown
Commissioned by: City of Bordeaux, in the context of the Bordeaux–Fukuoka sister-city relationship / Floralies Internationales de Bordeaux

Bamboo Fences Open Fences Gates Lake River Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1993
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Limited public access
Designer: Jean-Claude Bendrell
Commissioned by: private owner / private residence context

Tea House River Vertical Stone Recumbent stone

Established: 1993
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Friendship / sister-city project
Access: Public
Designer: Japanese Garden of the Port of Le Havre
Commissioned by: Osaka City / Port of Osaka, as a gift marking the Le Havre–Osaka port partnership

Stone bridge Lake River Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Water basin Lantern

Established: 1994
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Botanical garden
Access: Public
Designer: Alain Jouno / Parc Botanique de Haute Bretagne design team
Commissioned by: Alain Jouno / private estate of La Foltière

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

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Vexin Central Hospital

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Compans-Caffarelli Park

Japanese Garden, Ile de Versailles

La Grenouillere Garden

Japanese Garden, Lamalou-les-Bains

Zen Garden, Montvendre

Maison Guimet

Barails Ecological Reserve

Japanese Garden, Nansouty

Port of Le Havre

Botanical Park of Haute Bretagne