Opened in 1914, it is Japan's first geometric French-style garden, on a slope.
It is a formal ‘French-style’ garden (geometric flowerbeds and symmetrical paths around a fountain), but adapted to a mountain slope, something that would never be done in France: the choice was made by Ono Toyokichi, who designed it in 1914 as the first garden of this style in Japan. Near the west gate, the rose garden has about 140 varieties and a thousand classic rose plants, which flower twice a year; the autumn roses, from early to mid-November, can be seen together with the autumn foliage.
Opened in 1914 (Taishō 3), it was built when the Hakone Tozan mountain railway reached Gōra and the area developed as a villa district for Tokyo's new political and business elite.
ℹ️ Open all year; opening hours and admission prices vary by season (details on the official website). You can walk there from Gōra Station on the Hakone Tozan mountain railway.
🚉 Gōra · 6 min walk
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