Kōko Garden

Kōko-en is a Japanese garden located next to Himeji Castle in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Opening hours:
September 1st—May 31st: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
June 1st—August 31st: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
December 29th—December 30th: closed
Type: Garden
Description: Japanese garden
Also known as: “Himeji Castle Nishi-Oyashiki-Ato Garden”, “Kōko-en”, and “Koko-en Garden”
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Himeji Castle and Himeji Park.

Himeji Castle

Castle

Photo: yokoyokoi, CC BY 3.0.

Himeji Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle complex situated in Himeji, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 structures with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period. Himeji Castle is situated 430 metres east of Kōko Garden.

Himeji Park

Park

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Himeji Park is situated 310 metres east of Kōko Garden.

Himeji City Museum of Literature

Museum

Himeji City Museum of Literature

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Himeji City Museum of Literature is situated 410 metres north of Kōko Garden.

Kōko Garden

Categories: Japanese garden, Japanese strolling garden, and recreation area
Location: Himeji, Hyogo, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.83799° or 34° 50′ 17″ north

Longitude

134.68959° or 134° 41′ 23″ east

Inception

April 29th, 1992

Open location code

8Q6PRMQQ+5R

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=yes

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Kōko Garden from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Thai—“Kōko Garden” goes by many names.

Catalan: “jardí del castell de Himeji”
Catalan: “jardí Kōko-en”
French: “jardin Kōko”
French: “Jardin Kōko”
French: “Kōko-en”
Italian: “Koko-en”
Japanese: “Kōko-en”
Japanese: “こうこえん”
Japanese: “好古園”
Japanese: “姫路城西御屋敷跡庭園”
Spanish: “Kōko-en”
Thai: “โคโกเอ็ง”

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