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Our guide
Suizen-ji Jōju-en is a Japanese landscape garden in the east of the city of Kumamoto, commonly called Suizenji Park. It was built in the Edo period by the Hosokawa clan, daimyō of the Kumamoto Domain, and covers about 73,000 m². It features an artificial hill said to be modelled on Mount Fuji. It was designated a Place of Scenic Beauty and Historic Site in 1929.
Suizenji Park stop on the Suizenji line is about 250 m away in a straight line. Kamitōri and Shimotōri Arcades are about 2.7 km off and Kumamoto Castle about 3.2 km.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
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- Suizen-ji Jōju-en 20230103-3 — Suicasmo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Suizen-ji Jōju-en (Chuo-ku, Kumamoto) VLux5 hdsr 03 — Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
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What this place is
Suizen-ji Jōju-en (水前寺成趣園) is a tsukiyama Japanese garden located within Suizen-ji Park (水前寺公園, Suizen-ji Kōen) in the eastern part of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It was built during the Edo period by the Hosokawa clan, the daimyō of Kumamoto Domain. It is commonly known as "Suizenji Park". Its area is approximately 73,000 square meters. The garden features an artificial hill which is said to be modeled after Mount Fuji. The gardens were designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty and a National Historic Site in 1929.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-06 · Suizenji Jojuen: visitor guide
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Park & garden
Nearby station
Nearby station: Suizenji Park (Suizenji line), about 250 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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