Basic information
No English name was found on the official site, so the facility name and address are romanized from the Japanese reading.
- Address
- 5-3-1 Nakayamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo
- Phone
- +81-78-351-5155
- Official site (English)
- https://sorakuen.com/english/
- Official site (Japanese)
- https://sorakuen.com/
- Admission
- Adults (15 and over) 300 yen, elementary and junior high school students 150 yen
- Hours
- 9:00–17:00 (last admission 16:30)
- Closed
- Every Thursday (open if it falls on a national holiday, and closed the following day); December 29 – January 3 (open every day during the Tsutsuji Yusan azalea period from late April to early May)
- Plants you can see
- Springツツジ
Based on information published by each facility. Bloom times vary by year and weather. Plant links open our plant encyclopedia.
- Nearest station
- Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line, Kencho-mae Station, 5-minute walk
- Parking
- None
About
The only Japanese garden among Kobe City's urban parks. This strolling pond garden has a cycad garden and a great camphor tree about 500 years old. It also has three Important Cultural Properties: the former Kodera family stable, the Funayakata (boat pavilion) and the former Hassam residence.