Otaguro Park

We went there in December 2023, it is nestled in a residential area, not a big park but still looks amazing. You will see rows of ginkgo trees when you step in the gate. Scenic autumn foliage when you walk further in. It's quiet and you can get the Zen feeling while taking the walk. It's a place worth the trip.

Beautiful little park. It is peaceful and serene. There is a little gazebo near the pond where it is nice to sit, relax and read a book. There is also a small museum, rest spots, plenty of benches, and washrooms.
Good for a walk around if you’re in the area~

Free entrance! Very peaceful place and comfortable. This place is known for fall season but spring season is beautiful as well. You can also enjoy the late -blooming Yae cherry blossom here! Then in Autumn - maple leave color changes -light up events are just amazing like a lil Kyoto level!!!

absolutely beautiful i wish i could go there everyday to see the koi fish. beware of mosquitoes. made my first time unpleasant and short.

Every time I go there, everything is very carefully and delicately arranged. You can feel the hospitality of the staff working there. An elegant Japanese garden in the city.

Relatively small but truly beautiful park! Hidden gem in Ogikubo's residential area. It offers complete experience of autumn in Japan with ginkgo trees and maple leaves. You can really feel Japanese vibes in this beautiful park.

I have lived in Ogikubo for 17 years and this is my absolute favorite spot at any time of year but especially autumn.

A quiet park to relax at.

Amazing park. True authentic experience. Calm, beautiful, and just so zen.

Peaceful in early December, free, and not too crowded. Can spot some birds in the less central parts.

I love how Zen is it the place with old Japanese traditional house and the scenery looks like out of Disney. Although it's small but you'll walk out with a peace of mind after a long day.

This was the private home and garden of a musician that was preserved as a public park. The big draw is that it is immaculately maintained and off the beaten track, so generally quiet. It's not for picnics and playing with children and there are no real facilities beyond toilets, but would be of interest to photographers and painters with its variety of plants and pond. Not many cherry trees here -- the best seasons are early summer for the greenery and late November/early December for the autumn leaves -- the row of gingko trees at the entrance are lit up at that time too.

Autumn colors evening light up is fantastic. The colors are amazing like looking in to a CGI rendered set. The park is free and usually not crowded so you can view at your own leisure. The garden is very traditional Japanese and totally authentic. A rare chance to see and experience such a garden!

Beautiful Japanese Garden with red leaves, yellow icho trees and a lake. Highly recommended!

30-40mins ride from Tokyo. 10mins walk from JR Ogikubo station. Not a very big park but great landscape with a line of Ginkgo trees and a lot of Japanese maple. Recommended to visit during Autumn around Mid to late November. Free entrance from 9-5 but you need to pay ¥500 to watch illumination at night.

It's so peaceful as before even in this state of emergency.. (April, 2020)

A beautiful restful park. I would travel a great distance just to visit this but if you’re in western Tokyo, make a point of visiting it. It’s free to enter but last entry is 5pm so give yourself enough time.

This park is a hidden treasure in Ogikubo. It has a modest traffic flow for such a lovely park. It is completely a Japanese traditional garden with stone bridges and a pond with koi and a wooden pavillion handing out over the water so you can observe the koi and the pond. This is a nice place to sit and read or write a letter. I see some elderly people bringing boxed lunches to the park to enjoy together, but be prepared to pack out what you bring in because there are no garbage cans (which has become the standard for all public places in Japan today). There is no fee to enter the park. This is a calm place where people go for peace. Screaming kids would be out of place here, but well behaved children would be very welcome.

Wonderful place! But you should know about moskitos​.

Enjoy the view of a traditional Japanese gardening, here at Otaguro Park. It is not as spacious as you might expect from a park, but it has every element of Japanese gardening you might want in your back yard!