JAPANESE GARDENS YOU CAN FEEL LIKE IN JAPAN

Before talking about Japanese gardens in Turkey, Turkish-Japanese Let’s take a look at your friendship. It is seen that the relations between Turkey and Japan, which have a friendship history of more than a century, have gained momentum since the 1990s and developed further both in commercial and cultural terms.. Turkey Year celebrations in Japan, which started on February 17, 2003 and ended on May 31, 2004, have been one of the best memories of friendly relations.

Developing deep-rooted relations between Japan and Turkey In order to contribute to its promotion, 2003 was announced as the “Year of Turkey in Japan” and 2010 was celebrated as the “Year of Japan in Turkey”.. As a result of the Turkish-Japanese friendship, which has a long history and full of spiritual memories, Japanese garden art has been brought to our country.. The Japanese Gardens, which are admired by the whole world with their unique architectural style and tried to be kept alive in different countries, were also established in Turkey.

There are thousands of Japanese gardens in different countries around the world, which also give peace to different cultures, apart from Japan.. Turkey is home to the world’s largest Japanese garden.. Here are the Japanese gardens in Turkey where you will feel like you are in Japan.

THERE IS THE JAPANESE GARDENS OF TURKEY

Japanese garden art stands out as special areas that are admired by everyone and spread all over the world with its unique architectural style. Japanese gardens are not only limited to Japan, but also spread all over the world, with special decorations and designs, apart from the peaceful park or garden concept, they are known as works of art.. Japanese garden art has reached our country. Here are the Japanese gardens in Turkey.

Kaman Japanese Garden – Kırşehir/TURKEY

Kaman Japanese Garden was founded in 1993 by the Japan Middle East Cultural Center by Altes Prince Takahito Made at Mikasa’s request. The Japanese Garden, which was built in Kaman as a tribute to the Japanese delegation who carried out the excavations of the castle mound, presents postcard images to its visitors by taking on different colors every season.

The lake area of ​​Kaman Japanese garden, which is established on an area of ​​21 thousand 620 square meters, is 3 thousand 500 square meters, tall trees are 2 thousand 380 and 17 species, dwarf trees are 14 thousand 100. Tons of pebbles and natural stone were used in its construction.. If you happen to pass by Kırşehir, I definitely recommend you to stop by the green paradise of the Japanese.

• Location: Bahçelievler, Çağırkan Yolu, 40300 Çağırkan/Kaman/Kırşehir

• Area width: 21620 m²
• Garden Arrangements: Japanese Garden with a mini cascade, artificial pond and different types of plants and trees There is also a miniature of Mount Sumeru in .
• Entry fee: 12.50 TL
• Visiting hours: Summer timetable 08:00 – 19:00 / Winter schedule 08:00 – 17:00 (Closed on Monday)
• Tel: 0 386 717 60 75
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Baltalimanı Japanese Garden – Istanbul/TURKEY

Baltalimanı Japanese Garden is a sister city with 2003 being designated as the Year of Japan in Turkey. The city was built together with Shimonoseki. The entrance gate, which represents the brotherhood between the two countries, was designed with the straits in both Japan and Turkey in mind.. 4850 trees and plants, tea room, gazebo, mini waterfall, ponds and pathways welcome you in the park, which has a magnificent view overlooking the Marmara strait. The colorful appearance of the Japanese Sakura in spring, which is admired by the whole world, creates landscapes that you cannot get enough of looking at.. Baltalimanı Japanese garden, established on an area of ​​6137 m2, is one of the most beautiful routes where you can escape from the chaos of Istanbul and find peace.

• Address: Emirgan Mah, Sakıp Sabancı Cd. No:76, 34470 Sarıyer/İstanbul
• Area width: 6137 m²
• Garden Arrangements: Tea Room, Arbor, Waterfall, Pond and Trail.
• Entrance fee: Free
• Visiting hours: Summer schedule 07:00 – 19:30 / Winter schedule 17:00 – 17:00 (Every day of the week)
• Tel : 0 212 312 62 00
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Kyoto Japanese Park – Konya/TURKEY

Developing fraternal relations between Konya and Kyoto Konya Metropolitan Municipality, which rolled up its sleeves for the purpose of opening up the Konya Kyoto Japanese Park, which is the largest Japanese garden outside of Japan, in 2010 with an area of ​​36 thousand square meters. there is a pond. In addition, there are wooden and stone bridges, small islands and natural hills, camellias, viewing terraces, stone lanterns, bamboo water games, dry garden, Japanese trees and plants, and a three-door tea house built in Japanese architectural style.. In addition, there are Sakura trees, which are of great importance in Japanese Culture, in the park area.

In the Japanese park of Konya Kyota, you can enjoy the atmosphere of Japan among the Japanese architectural works, ponds and Japanese plants and have a picnic in their camellias, and the restaurant, which is secular to the Japanese palace, is open. You can have a buffet breakfast.

• Address: Kosova, Veysel Karani Cd. No:131/A, 42250 Selçuklu/Konya
• Area width: 36000 m²
• Garden Arrangements: Wood and stone bridges, Tea house, Gazebo, Waterfall, Pond and Path, Dry garden, Natural hills, Restaurant
• Entry fee: Free
• Visit hours : Summer schedule 07:00 – 19:30 / Winter schedule 17:00 – 17:00 (Every day of the week)
• Tel : 0 (332) 261 23 03

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Eskişehir Japanese Garden – Eskişehir/TURKEY

On the occasion of the celebration of 2010 as the Year of Japan in Turkey, in order to further deepen the friendship relations between Japan and Turkey, the Japanese Turkish Cultural It was established on a 22-decare area in the Science, Art and Culture Park with the cooperation of the Change Association and Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality.. Drawn by Masao Fukahara, one of the professors of Osaka Art University, and prepared with the ideas of Nabuaki Tanaka, Japan’s Ambassador to Ankara, the Japanese Garden was built with a style called Chisen Kaiyushiki, which includes a pond or waterfall, and surrounds it with many trees and plants.. Along with the trees and plants, Japanese-style stone sculptures are also included.

With the Japanese architectural style observation terrace and the surrounding sakura trees, if you come to visit when the sakura blooms, do not be surprised if you feel like you are in Japan.

• Address:Yeşiltepe, 26210 Tepebaşı/Eskişehir
• Area width: 22000 m²

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• Garden Arrangements: Surrounding the pond or waterfall with many trees and plants and Japanese-style stone sculptures
• Entry fee: Free
• Visiting hours: Summer schedule 07:00 – 19:30 / Winter schedule 17:00 – 17:00 (Every day of the week)
• Tel : 0 (222) 324 94 69
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ANKARA DİKMEN VALLEY

Ankara Dikmen Valley is not a Japanese garden, but is surrounded by sakura trees. The spindle walk does not look like the unique Japanese gardens. Dikmen Valley, which takes on a fairy-tale appearance in the middle of the capital Ankara with hundreds of flowers and vegetation, greets the arrival of spring every year from the ‘Japanese Way’, which is festive with the blooming flowers of sakura.. Although Ankara Dikmen Valley is not a Japanese garden, it does not look like a unique Japanese garden with its walk surrounded by sakura trees.. Sakura, which has an important place in Japanese culture, only blooms for a short time in the spring and immediately pours its flowers.. In order not to miss this beautiful view, do not forget to visit Dikmen Valley as soon as the sakura blooms.

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