Takara-Ga-Ike-Kōen

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  • Address
    Matsugasaki, Iwakura, Sakyō-ku
  • Transport
    underground rail: 10min walk from exit 5, Kokusaikaikan Station, Karasuma subway line, 10min walk from exit 5, Kokusaikaikan Station, Karasuma line

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Lonely Planet review

This expansive park is an excellent place for a stroll or picnic in natural surroundings. Far from the throngs in the city centre, it is a popular place for bird-watching and has spacious gardens. There is a 1.8km loop around the main pond, where rowing boats can be hired.

In the northeast of the park, the Kyoto International Conference Hall is an unfortunate attempt at replicating Japan's traditional thatched-roof gasshō-zukuri style in concrete.

Behind the conference hall, the Hosho-an Teahouse (designed by Soshitsu Sen, Grand Tea-Master XV of the Urasenke school) is worth a look.