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Kagawa: Takamatsu Ritsurin Garden Guided Tour
Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
$207.17
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu stands as a premier example of Japanese historic garden design, showcasing the artistry of daimyo gardens. During this guided tour, visitors stroll through the lush landscape, revealing ponds, bridges, and carefully pruned trees along a scenic route. An expert guide shares the rich history and design principles of Japanese gardens, highlighting key features like the Hiraiho viewpoint and the iconic raised-root pine. A delightful tea break at Kikugetsu-tei adds a cultural touch, allowing guests to enjoy matcha while soaking in the serene surroundings. Choose between a local meeting point or a guided train journey from Takamatsu Station for a flexible experience.
- Explore the exquisite Ritsurin Garden, a masterpiece of Japanese design
- Learn about the historical significance and aesthetics of daimyo gardens
- Enjoy matcha at Kikugetsu-tei, surrounded by stunning views
- Flexible meeting options available for convenience, including local train travel
- Explore the exquisite Ritsurin Garden, a masterpiece of Japanese design
- Learn about the historical significance and aesthetics of daimyo gardens
- Enjoy matcha at Kikugetsu-tei, surrounded by stunning views
- Flexible meeting options available for convenience, including local train travel
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Local Meeting
Local Meeting
Starting point:
East Gate（Kittegomon）, 1-chōme-20-1 Ritsurinchō, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-0073, Japan
Local Meeting
Starting point:
East Gate（Kittegomon）, 1-chōme-20-1 Ritsurinchō, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-0073, Japan
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 2 hours
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Guided walk through Ritsurin Garden
- Optional guided train access from Takamatsu Station (if selected)
- Admission to Ritsurin Garden
- English-speaking guide
- Matcha tea experience at a garden teahouse
- Personal expenses
- Meals other than tea break
Meeting point
If you select the Takamatsu Station meeting option:
Please meet in front of the Takamatsu North Police Station, Takamatsu Station Police Box. Your guide will be waiting for you holding a yellow sign. Please refer to the map for detailed directions.
If you select the local meeting option:
Please meet in front of the Ritsurin Garden East Gate (Kittegomon Gate). Your guide will be waiting for you holding a yellow sign. Please refer to the map for detailed directions.
Return details
The tour ends near the center of Takamatsu City, with easy access to train stations and other public transportation.
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Ritsurin GardenRitsurin Garden, located in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, is considered one of Japan’s finest historic gardens and a masterpiece of daimyo garden design. Developed over several centuries by the lords of the Takamatsu Domain, the garden is designed as a strolling landscape, where carefully composed views unfold step by step along winding paths. Featuring scenic ponds, artificial hills, bridges, and meticulously maintained pine trees, Ritsurin Garden showcases key techniques of traditional Japanese garden design, including miniature landscape representation and borrowed scenery that incorporates the surrounding mountains. More than a place of visual beauty, the garden reflects the cultural values, aesthetic sensibilities, and political background of the samurai era, offering visitors a refined and immersive experience of classical Japanese landscape art.
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Kikugetsu-tei is a traditional teahouse located within Ritsurin Garden and one of the garden’s most atmospheric architectural features. Originally built as a place for receiving guests and enjoying refined leisure, the teahouse offers carefully framed views of the surrounding garden, where ponds, pine trees, and seasonal scenery are appreciated in quiet harmony. Visitors can enjoy a matcha tea experience here, allowing them to pause and take in the landscape as it was intended to be seen—seated, unhurried, and attentive to detail. The combination of tea, architecture, and garden scenery provides a calm and authentic introduction to Japanese aesthetics and the cultural role of teahouses within historic gardens.
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Kagawa: Takamatsu Ritsurin Garden Guided Tour
Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
$207.17
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!