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Kagawa (香川県)

Spend a morning among the ponds and carefully shaped pines of Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu. The teahouse and a classic viewpoint are both inside the grounds.

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A pond and landscaped grounds at Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu
Ritsurin Garden · Mason tang photography · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and framed for this page

Getting to Ritsurin Garden

From Takamatsu Station (高松駅)

Take a Kotoden Bus from Takamatsu Station Bus Terminal (高松駅バスターミナル) to Ritsurin Koen-mae (栗林公園前). The garden’s East Gate (東門) is right by the stop.

Takamatsu Station (高松駅)

  • JR Kotoku Line · T 高徳線

    Rail alternative from Takamatsu: take a Kotoku Line train that stops at Ritsurin-Koen-Kitaguchi (栗林公園北口駅, T27). The garden is about three minutes away on foot.

JR Takamatsu Station’s glazed facade facing the plaza
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Three stops in order

  1. 1. Ritsurin Garden (栗林公園)

    Enter through the East Gate and head for the South Pond (南湖). Pick up the garden map at the gate and follow the paths between the pines and ponds.

    Walk in Google Maps Map of the stop Visit Kagawa’s Ritsurin Garden guide

  2. 2. Kikugetsu-tei Teahouse (掬月亭)

    Stop by the teahouse on the South Pond for a seated view of the water. Check service hours if you’re planning to order matcha.

    Walk in Google Maps Map of the stop Ritsurin Garden highlights

  3. 3. Hiraiho Hill (飛来峰)

    Continue around the South Pond and climb the short rise for a view over the arched Engetsukyo Bridge (偃月橋). Follow the garden’s signs back to the East Gate.

    Walk in Google Maps Map of the stop Visit Kagawa’s garden viewpoints

Use the official garden map for paths within the grounds. Garden and teahouse hours differ.

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