{"id":29955,"date":"2019-09-15T20:33:30","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T12:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=29955"},"modified":"2026-03-14T19:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T11:52:16","slug":"11-days-in-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-fukuoka-ohori-park-japanese-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2019\/09\/15\/11-days-in-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-fukuoka-ohori-park-japanese-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Days in Ch\u016bgoku &#038; Kyushu \u2013 Day 01 \u2013 Fukuoka \u2013 Ohori Park Japanese Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ohori Park is decent, but the real gem is the <strong>Japanese Garden<\/strong> tucked in the south-eastern corner of the park. Most visitors to the park itself won&#8217;t visit this quiet spot, possibly also on account that there&#8217;s a small admission charge to enter the grounds. It&#8217;s normally around <span class=\"LrzXr kno-fv\">\u00a5<\/span>250\/SGD3.20, but I was given discounted entry. Not quite sure why \u2014 but I doubt it was because I was a foreigner. Maybe it&#8217;s the weekend discounted rate? Either way, the garden is beautifully landscaped in the Japanese tradition and immaculately maintained, and the elderly lady at the ticketing counter speaks English too if you&#8217;d like to chat with her.<\/p>\n<p>The garden, like most Japanese landscaped gardens, isn&#8217;t huge, but there are a few detours you can take from the main path that will lead you to pavilions where you can chill, relax, rest, or just contemplate the meaning of life. There was also a lass having her photos taken. Her traditional dress must have been uncomfortable in the noon-time heat!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/japan-kyushu-map-02-1024x672.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/japan-kyushu-map-02-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/japan-kyushu-map-02-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/japan-kyushu-map-02-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/japan-kyushu-map-02.jpg 1121w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-IMG20190915111825-ohori-park.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-IMG20190915111825-ohori-park.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-IMG20190915111825-ohori-park-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-IMG20190915111825-ohori-park-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06901-ohori-park.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06901-ohori-park.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06901-ohori-park-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06901-ohori-park-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06906-ohori-park.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06906-ohori-park.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06906-ohori-park-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06906-ohori-park-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06916-ohori-park.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06916-ohori-park.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06916-ohori-park-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06916-ohori-park-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06917-ohori-park.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06917-ohori-park.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06917-ohori-park-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06917-ohori-park-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06922-ohori-park.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06922-ohori-park.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06922-ohori-park-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06922-ohori-park-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06924-ohori-park.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06924-ohori-park.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06924-ohori-park-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29963\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06933-ohori-park.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06933-ohori-park.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06933-ohori-park-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: Kept up very well and beautiful. A must-visit if you&#8217;re already at Ohori Park. Well worth the admission ticket price. Set aside at least 30 minutes in this garden.<\/p>\n<p>Continued in the next post when I walked on to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2019\/09\/15\/11-days-in-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-fukuoka-castle-ruins\/\">Fukuoka Castle Ruins<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohori Park is decent, but the real gem is the Japanese Garden tucked in the south-eastern corner of the park. Most visitors to the park itself won&#8217;t visit this quiet spot, possibly also on account that there&#8217;s a small admission<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-read-more\"><a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2019\/09\/15\/11-days-in-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-fukuoka-ohori-park-japanese-garden\/\">Read More<span class=\"cleanwp-sr-only\">  11 Days in Ch\u016bgoku &#038; Kyushu \u2013 Day 01 \u2013 Fukuoka \u2013 Ohori Park Japanese Garden<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[661,658,608,613],"class_list":["post-29955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-traveling","tag-chugoku-kyushu-japan-2019","tag-oppo-reno-10x-zoom","tag-sony-a7-iii","tag-sony-fe-24-105mm-f4-0","wpcat-17-id"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog-2019-japan-chugoku-kyushu-day-01-A7_06916-ohori-park.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29955"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38507,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29955\/revisions\/38507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}