Garden research | Japanese Gardens in Europe

Established: 1920
Style: Tea garden
Context: Botanical garden
Access: Public
Designer: Alexandru Borza
Commissioned by: University of Cluj / Alexandru Borza Botanical Garden

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

Established: 1920
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Public
Designer: Thomas William Simpson; Mr A. E. Middleton; Japanese craftsmen and horticulturists associated
Commissioned by: Thomas William Simpson

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

Established: 1922
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: Thomas H. Mawson; James Pulham & Son associated with Pulhamite work
Commissioned by: William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme

Stone bridge Lake Waterfall Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone

Established: 1928
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Educational institution
Access: Public
Designer: Varga Márton
Commissioned by: Budapest Székesfővárosi Községi Kertészképző Iskola / Varga Márton

Stone bridge Pavilion River Waterfall Island Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Lantern Pagoda Turtle

Established: 1929
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Cultural centre
Access: Public
Designer: Varga Márton

Stone bridge Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Lantern Crane

Established: 1930
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: unknown for the original 1930s garden; Graham Hardman for the 2016–2018 restoration / redesign
Commissioned by: Harrogate Council

Wooden bridge Gateways River Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Lantern Pagoda

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: 1935
Style: Tea garden
Context: Museum
Access: Limited public access
Designer: unknown for the 1935 tea house; present tea house built in Japan, specific architect / carpenter not confirmed in accessible sources
Commissioned by: Ida Trotzig associated with the original initiative; Museum of Ethnography / Swedish-Japanese Society associated with the 1990 rebuilding

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

Established: 1936
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: Späth company; Kunsch associated with the water system
Commissioned by: Budapest municipal park authority

Wooden bridge Lake Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone

Established: 1937
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Public park
Access: Closed / no public access
Designer: unknown
Commissioned by: unknown

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: 1940
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: unknown
Commissioned by: unknown

Wooden bridge Pavilion Lake Waterfall Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Lantern Pagoda

Established: 1942
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Cultural centre
Access: Closed / no public access
Designer: unknown
Commissioned by: Budapesti Nemzetközi Vásár organisers; Japanese pavilion / exhibition section context

Established: 1952
Style: Hybrid / mixed garden
Context: Botanical garden
Access: Public
Designer: Gothenburg Botanical Garden horticultural team; Bertil Lindquist and Tor Nitzelius associated with the Japanese plant collection
Commissioned by: Gothenburg Botanical Garden / City of Gothenburg

Lake River Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Lantern

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: 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: 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: 1962
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Cultural centre
Access: Limited public access
Designer: Ken Nakajima
Commissioned by: Japan Cultural Institute / Government of Japan

Stone bridge House Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone Lantern

Established: 1963
Style: Strolling garden
Context: Zoo / arboretum
Access: Public
Designer: unknown
Commissioned by: Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden

Stone bridge Bamboo Fences Open Fences Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone 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: 1964
Style: Modern Japanese garden
Context: Private estate
Access: Private
Designer: Robin Dale; with associated input from architects Stout and Litchfield for the house-garden relationship
Commissioned by: Sir Michael and Lady Audley

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

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: Strolling garden
Context: Public park
Access: Public
Designer: Liverpool Parks Department apprentices / municipal parks staff
Commissioned by: Liverpool City Council / Liverpool Parks Department

Pavilion Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone

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: Botanical garden
Access: Public

Stone bridge Lake Vertical Stone Recumbent stone Stepping stone

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Alexandru Borza Botanical Garden

Compton Acres Japanese Garden

Japanese Lake at Rivington Terraced Garden

Varga Márton Japanese Garden

Japanese Garden, Floral Budapest - Floral Hungary Exhibition

Harrogate Japanese Garden

Cho Seki Tei

Zui-Ki-Tei Tea House in the Garden of the Museum of Ethnography

Margaret Island

Small Japanese Scenery, Balatonfured Spa

Hagenbeck Zoo

Jokai Park

Budapest International Fair

Gothenburg Botanical Garden

Wittelsbach Park

Garden of Peace, Unesco HQ

Westfalen Park

Japan Cultural Institute

Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden

International Horticultural Exhibition 1963

New House

Garden of the Greenhouses of Auteuil

Calderstones Park

Parc floral de paris, bois de Vincennes

Lodz Botanical Garden