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Seattle Japanese Garden, Seattle, WA

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Seattle Japanese Garden

A 3.5-acre Japanese garden in the Washington Park Arboretum, one of the oldest of its kind in North America.

1075 Lake Washington Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112 · Seattle, WA

About Seattle Japanese Garden

The garden covers about 3.5 acres at the southern end of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle's Madison Park neighborhood. Visitors wander gravel paths past rock, water, lanterns, bridges, buildings and plants. Free guided tours run April through October, led by volunteers who share the garden's history and horticulture. The site is closed to picnics, weddings, tripods and pets, and drones are barred under city policy.

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