Rakusan-en Garden (Obata)
In Japanese: 楽山園（小幡）
Gunma's only surviving daimyo garden, made by the Oda lords of Obata; the pond garden borrows the surrounding hills.
Place of Scenic Beauty
Nearby
- Tomioka Silk Mill ≈ 15 min by car
- Ichinomiya Nukisaki Shrine ≈ 20 min by car
- Dokutsu Kannon ≈ 30 min by car
- Takasaki Byakui Dainichi Kannon ≈ 30 min by car
- Takayama-sha Sericulture School Site ≈ 30 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- 10 min by taxi from Joshin Electric Railway Joshu-Fukushima Station (3.7 km; free rental bikes)
Easier with a tour or car - Fee
- ¥300 (junior high and under free)
- Good to know
- Open 9:00-17:00 (Nov-Feb to 16:00); tea at Ryountei ¥500; the old castle town of Obata is next door
- Time needed
- 1 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info