Keitakuen Garden
A formal Japanese Chisen-kaiyushiki garden (Japanese garden with a pond in the center). During the Taisho Period, it was the garden of the main residence of the Sumitomo family, the wealthy merchants of Osaka. A cultural property designated by Osaka City.
*Long-term closure from April 1, 2024 to spring 2025
A purely Japanese-style Rinsen Kaiyushiki garden located within Tennoji Park.
In 1926, Kichizaemon (his name was Shunsui), the 15th head of the Sumitomo family, a wealthy Osaka merchant from the Edo period, moved to Osaka City.
It was donated along with the main residence.
Centered around a large pond with a floating island, artificial mountains are built on three sides, creating a varied topography.
The area is surrounded by garden paths, stepping stones, and bridges, as well as tea rooms and azumayas.
The garden was designed and constructed by Jihei Ogawa, also known as ``Ueji'', and from the mid-Meiji period to the early Showa period, he designed and built the garden at the Saionji Kinmochi residence in Tokyo, the Heian Jingu Shrine Garden,
A landscape architect who created large-scale gardens such as Maruyama Park and is credited with establishing the modern style of landscaping.
The garden was originally named ``Keizawaen'' by Shunsui with the thought of ``Yozawa, the ancestor of Teruyo's blessings.''
Upon completion, it was renamed Keitakuen.
The main building of the Osaka City Museum of Art can be seen from the back of the garden towards the entrance.
It is built on the site of the main residence of the Sumitomo family, which was donated around the same time.
Basic information
- Business hours
- 9:30 - 17:00
[Night Hours]
9:30 - 18:00
*Note that night hours are only available on weekends and holidays in May and September
- Holidays
- Mondays (closed the following day when holidays fall on Monday), New Year holidays (December 29 - January 1)
- Price
- Adults ¥150, students middle school age or under ¥80
*Free for students middle school age or under attending schools within Osaka city limits
- Access
- 5-minute walk from Tennoji Station on the JR Lines and Osaka Metro Midosuji and Tanimachi Lines
- Address
- 1-108 Chausuyamacho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka (Tennoji Park)
- Telephone
- 06-6761-1770
- Fax
- 06-6761-1645