Most Popular Places To Visit in Japan (Gardens): Top 12 by English-Reader Interest
These are the 12 places to visit in Japan (Gardens) that English-speaking readers look up most, ranked by average monthly page views on English Wikipedia over the past 12 months. Number one is Kenroku-en.
| # | Name | Type | Views / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenroku-en 兼六園 | Garden | 1,700 |
| 2 | Kōraku-en 後楽園 | Garden | 1,100 |
| 3 | Ritsurin Garden 栗林公園 | Garden | 900 |
| 4 | Kairaku-en 偕楽園 | Garden | 700 |
| 5 | Imperial Palace East Gardens 皇居東御苑 | Garden | 600 |
| 6 | Sankei-en 三溪園 | Garden | 600 |
| 7 | Ōkōchi Sansō 大河内山荘 | Garden | 400 |
| 8 | Sengan-en 仙巌園 | Garden | 400 |
| 9 | Tokugawa Garden 徳川園 | Garden | 300 |
| 10 | Kōko-en 好古園 | Garden | 200 |
| 11 | Suizen-ji Jōju-en 水前寺成趣園 | Garden | 200 |
| 12 | Murin-an 無鄰菴 | Garden | 200 |
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- Page views measure how often English-speaking readers look a place up. They are a sign of interest, not a quality score, and well-known names naturally rank higher.
- Open each place for its location, nearest station and distance from major cities.
Source: Wikimedia page view statistics (English Wikipedia, human traffic, 12-month average) and Wikidata (CC0). Compiled by this website.