Former Ikeda Family Gardens
旧池田氏庭園
Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-07 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
The Former Ikeda Family Gardens in the city of Daisen, Akita, is a Japanese landscape garden and a national Place of Scenic Beauty. It includes a Western-style mansion, now a library, that is an Important Cultural Property.
Our source says it is about 15 minutes by car from Ōmagari Station on the Akita Shinkansen; we have not checked public transport. Hotta-no-saku is about 3.6 km away. We have not checked opening days or fees.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Teien3 — Mr.kantonmen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 金唐２F — Mr.kantonmen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 金唐１F — Mr.kantonmen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 旧池田氏庭園正門 — Mr.kantonmen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Teien4 — Mr.kantonmen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Inside of the Western-style house of the Ikeda-shi Garden-3 — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Inside of the Western-style house of the Ikeda-shi Garden-1 — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Ikeda-shi Garden Oshima-kan — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Exterior of the Western-style house of the Ikeda-shi Garden 20131106-1 — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 雪見灯籠 — Mr.kantonmen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
The Former Ikeda Family Gardens (旧池田氏庭園) is a Japanese landscape garden and nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty in the city of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The garden contains a western-style mansion (now a library), which is an Important Cultural Property of Japan. The gardens are located 15 minutes by car from Ōmagari Station on the Akita Shinkansen.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Park & garden
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