Japanese Garden Directory (For gardens in prefectures beginning with M through Z)
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| Prefecture | Garden Name | Sub-Garden of | City | Comments |
| Mie | Ise Jingu | |||
| Kitabatake-Jingu | This is a Muromachi Period gardenwith a circular arrange of stones representing a Chinese geocentric view of the world. | |||
| Kencho-ji | ||||
| Miyagi | Yubikan | An Edo Period garden featuring a large pond with four islands, a "tea drinking" island, a "helmet" island, a "crane" island, and a "turtle" island. The absence of boulders sets the garden apart from most landscape gardens in Japan. | ||
| Miyazaki | ||||
| Nagano | Bunei-ji | |||
| Jizo-ji | ||||
| Kozen-ji | A Showa Period dry landscape garden with a large expanse of raked sand and carefully placed stones. The garden makes good use of borrowed scenery. | |||
| Nagasaki | ||||
| Nara | Chikurin-in | Nara | A Momoyama Period garden located in the Yoshino area of Nara which is famous for its cherry blossoms. The garden contains a pond with several islands, two of which are the traditional crane island and turtle island. | |
| Gangyo-ji | ||||
| Hokke-ji | An Edo Period garden. | |||
| Isuien | Nara | |||
| Kyuseki Teien | ||||
| Taima-dera | A Momoyama Period garden with a pond. | |||
| Niigata | Seiui-en | |||
| Shimizu Koen | Shibata | An Edo Period garden with a pond in the shape of the Chinese character for water. | ||
| Oita | ||||
| Okayama | Koraku-en | Okayama | An Edo Period garden said to be one of Japan's three most celebrated gardens. This is a large garden with a large pond. The garden contains more open, grassy space than most Japanese gardens. | |
| Raikyu-ji | Takahashi | |||
| Okinawa | ||||
| Osaka | Hichijin No Niwa | Kishiwada | ||
| Keitakuen | Osaka | |||
| Kongoji Koen | Osaka | |||
| Mangoku Koen | Suita | This garden was constructed for Expo 70 which was held in Osaka in 1970. It's located in the Expo Commemorative Park. It's a large stroll garden with several ponds and is nice to visit but has no historical significance. | ||
| Nanshu-ji | Sakai | A Momoyama Period dry landscape garden. A dry riverbed represents the Yangtse River in China. | ||
| Ryusen-ji | Tondabayashi | |||
| Saga | ||||
| Saitama | Nonin-ji | This Edo Period garden is built on a mountainside. It has a pond with an island that is connected to the mainland by a stone bridge. There are three dry waterfall formations which appear to drain into the pond. | ||
| Shiga | Daichi-ji | Minakuchi | An Edo Period garden with a very large clipped hedge which is the main feature of the garden and is essentially "the garden". | |
| Enman-in | Otsu | An Edo Period garden with a pond with the traditional crane and turtle islands. | ||
| Genkyu-en | Hikone | |||
| Matsuo-jinja Teien | Yokaichi | |||
| Saimyo-ji | This Edo Period garden is constructed on a mountainside utilizing some natural rocks. The garden contains a pond. | |||
| Rakuraku-en | ||||
| Shimane | Iko-ji | |||
| Manpuku-ji | A Muromachi Period garden with a circular pond. There are many rocks, with clusters of vertical stone outcroppings, and fewer shrubs than is usually found in landscape gardens. | |||
| Shizuoka | Choraku-ji | |||
| Hamamatsu Castle Garden | Hamamatsu | |||
| Ryotan-ji | ||||
| Saioku-ji | An Edo Period dry landscape garden which uses the nearby mountains as borrowed scenery. | |||
| Tochi-ji | Rinno-ji | Nikko | The garden at Rinno Temple, Shoyo-en, is an Edo period garden. The primary feature of the long, narrow garden is a large pond. | |
| Furumine-jingu | ||||
| Tokushima | Gansho-ji | |||
| Kokubun-ji | Tokushima | |||
| Tamon-ji | ||||
| Tokushima Castle | Tokushima | A Momoyama Period garden utilizing two distinct design styles, a dry rock garden, and a stroll garden. | ||
| Tokyo | Doraku-an | Tokyo | ||
| Hama Rikyu | Tokyo | An Edo Period garden which contains three large ponds. The main pond is connected with Tokyo bay which causes the water level in the pond to change as the tide changes, thus changing the views of the garden. | ||
| Hamacho Koen | Tokyo | |||
| Hibiya Koen | Tokyo | |||
| Higashi Koen | Imperial Palace | Tokyo | Higashi Koen or East Garden is an Edo Period garden just east of the Imperial Palace. This 53 acer stroll garden contains several ponds. The garden of a favorite outing in the spring when the wisteria is in bloom. | |
| Kankyu-an | Tokyo | |||
| Korakuen | Tokyo | An Edo Period combination stroll and water garden. The garden is especialy nice in the spring when the cherry trees are in bloom. | ||
| Kyu Shiba Rikyu | Tokyo | An Edo Period garden with a large pond. | ||
| Rikyu-en | Tokyo | An Edo Period stroll garden. A pathway which goes around a large pond offers a wide variety of views. | ||
| Shinjiku Gyoen | Tokyo | Shinjiku Gyoen is a large 144 acre park that contains several styles of gardens, one of which is a traditional Japanese landscape garden. The garden is primarily a stroll garden. | ||
| Tottori | Kannon-in | An Edo Period garden with a large pond. The garden is primarily a viewing garden. | ||
| Toyama | ||||
| Wakayama | Fumon-in | Mt. Koya | This is an Edo Period garden on Mt. Koya. There is a pond with a traditional turtle island which is connected to the mainland by two stone bridges. | |
| Kogawa Dera | ||||
| Momiji-Dani | An Edo Period garden in a mountainous area near Wakayama Castle well known for its autumn foliage. | |||
| Negoro-ji | An Edo Period garden nested against the mountainside. There's a pond, a traditional turtle island, and a waterfall. | |||
| Tentoku-in | Mt. Koya | Tentoku Temple is the oldest temple on Mt. Koya dating from the Momoyama period. It was completed in 1622. The garden contains a dry waterfall which is well known for the stone arrangements. | ||
| Yosui-en | ||||
| Yamagata | Gyokusen-ji | An Edo Period garden with a lotus-filled pond. Within the pond are several islands including the traditional crane island and turtle island. | ||
| Oyakuen Teien | Tendo | |||
| Yamaguchi | Joei-ji | A Muromachi Period garden. The garden is relatively flat with several man-made mountains representing Mt. Fuji and several mountains in China. | ||
| Yamanashi | Daizen-ji | |||
| Erin-ji | A Kamakura Period garden, however the present pond was built during the early Edo period. | |||
| Keiren-ji | ||||
| Toko-ji | ||||