Keishu-en Garden is a beautiful pure Japanese garden that is said to be the best in Kyushu, covering an area of about 4,000 tsubo. This garden is a masterpiece of pure Japanese gardening by Kinsaku Nakane, who was known as “Kobori Enshu of the Showa era” for creating famous gardens at the Adachi Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, among others. Against the backdrop of Mt. Mifune and tea fields, the intense flow of water and diverse plantings create a magnificent landscape.
Keishu-en Garden was built in 1980. The masonry made of approximately 2,000 tons of stones, large and small waterfalls, and beautiful flowers and tea fields that change with the seasons create the beauty of a magnificent garden that soothes the hearts of visitors. The garden is a circular tour that takes about 20 to 30 minutes to complete.
The Sunlight Museum of Art stands like a floating museum in the garden. The museum exhibits ceramics from Saga, the birthplace of Japanese porcelain, and its roots in China. Ancient Chinese ceramics from the Tang to Qing dynasties are exhibited by theme in the form of special exhibitions.
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9:00 - 16:00
Wednesdays (Open every Wednesday in April, May, October, November, and year-end and New Year holidays)
Garden ticket/museum ticket 600 yen, common ticket 1,000 yen
Students (high school, university, college): Garden ticket/museum ticket 500 yen, common ticket 800 yen
Free for elementary and junior high school students
Car: 10 min. by car from Takeo/Kitagata IC on Nagasaki Expressway
JR: 5 minutes by cab from the south exit of JR Takeo Onsen Station
Bus: 7 minutes by JR Kyushu Bus (get off at Karekitou)