Japanese Garden, Monaco

Japanese Garden
Japanese Garden
	The Tea House in Monaco's Japanese Garden
Type	Japanese garden
Location	Avenue Princesse Grace, Larvotto ward, Monaco
Coordinates	43°44′32.37″N 7°25′51.52″E / 43.7423250°N 7.4309778°E
Area	0.7 hectares (1.7 acres)
Status	Open year round

The Japanese Garden is a municipal park on the Avenue Princesse Grace, in the Larvotto ward of Monaco. It is next to the Grimaldi Forum convention centre.^[1] The garden is 0.7 hectares in size, and features a stylised mountain, hill, waterfall, beach, brook, and a Zen garden for meditation.^[1]^[2] It is open daily from 9:00 to sunset.^[1]

The garden was commissioned by Prince Rainier III in 1994.^[3] It was designed by Yasuo Beppu, the winner of the Flower Exhibition of Osaka 1990, as a miniature representation of Shintoist philosophy.^[2]^[4]

Exhibitions

In November 2024, the garden hosted an exhibition of Japanese Bizen ceramics. The exhibition included works by contemporary artists, including Jun Isesaki.^[5]^[6]

Gallery

Skyscrapers overlooking the Japanese Garden
Lake inside the garden 1
Lake inside the garden 2
The Tea House 1
The Tea House 2

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Japanese Garden". Visit Monaco - Japanese Garden Garden. Visit Monaco. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b Michelin; Michelin Travel & Lifestyle (1 April 2012). French Riviera Green Guide Michelin 2012-2013. MICHELIN. pp. 511–. ISBN 978-2-06-718258-5. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
^ Briand, Théo (16 May 2022). "Monaco Friends of Japan: "Japan intrigues and attracts in equal measure"". Monaco Tribune. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
^ "Japanese Garden". JGarden - Gardens. JGarden. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
^ Imbert, Estelle (21 November 2024). "Unmissable events for admirers of all things Japanese". Monaco Tribune. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
^ Povey, Ross (20 November 2024). "The timeless art of Bizen ceramics to be showcased in Monaco's Japanese Garden". Monaco News. Retrieved 14 April 2025.