Maruyama Park

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Established in 1886, Maruyama Park is the oldest park in Kyoto City and is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty. A strolling garden built around a central pond created by the famed Ogawa Jihei VII, the graceful design makes use of natural hills. The garden vicinity is dotted with buildings such as a traditional Japanese ryotei restaurant, tea house, and the Maruyama Park Concert Hall as well as numerous other points of note, including Basho’s Hermitage and bronze statues of Sakamoto Ryoma and Nakaoka Shintaro. Also famous for its “Gion weeping cherry trees,” the beauty of the park’s cherries illuminated at night have become a must-see symbol of Kyoto. Gion-Shijo Station is the closest station to the park.

Spot details

Address: Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Maruyamachou Map
Area: Around Gion Area
Phone: 0755611350
Hours: Admission freedom
Closed: open everyday
Fees: Free
Parking Lot: Available(134spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available
Pet friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Nice little park

Reviewed : 2021.09.11

It’s a pretty nice park and has a few shrines in or around it. Definitely a little creepy at night though, wife and I took a stroll and decided to leave. Lol
Lovely park, close to many temples such as Chion-In and Kyomizu dera

Reviewed : 2020.11.19

Maruyama Park is a picturesque little space of green that is located very close nearby to many famous temples and shrines. We visited the location in fall, when the colors had hit the trees already...
Wrong time of year

Reviewed : 2020.03.30

Im sure this is a nice park at the right time of year, but February is not that time. It was a bit plain and the large advertising hoardings spoilt it a bit.