Wow one of the best Japanese gardens outside Japan I have seen. Beautiful time of the year to visit early spring so the colours were amazing. A small fee to enter which was totally worth it.

This is a beautiful garden with a rich history behind it. If you’re looking for a great, relaxing and nice stroll, this is for you. The grounds are lush and beautifully cared for. Very relaxing, with the only noise being nature, the breeze whistling through the garden, and the relaxing flow of water. Great place to decompress and appreciate the call. The trails are all reasonable, with a few nice little inlay of boulders and rock paths to walk them to get closer to the ponds and streams. There are Koi, you just have to look for them.

This was a good Japanese garden in what seemed to be an iffy part of town, especially with all the signs posted not to leave valuables in your car. Lots of interesting trees and shrubs. We were there in Summer, so I think we missed the main blooms. Not a lot of wildlife when we went - saw one turtle and one koi. I've seen better Asian gardens, but this was a nice diversion and chance to stretch legs while waiting to check into a hotel downtown.

Beautiful Japanese Garden with lovely winding paths. On the way from the airport to Seattle. Free parking and free entrance. We spent a few hours here, but I would suggest anywhere from 30 minutes to half a day. Picnic area and restrooms available. We enjoyed it more than the Seattle Japanese Garden.

Kubota Garden was probably the biggest surprise of our trip to Seattle. We decided to go there before spending the afternoon at the Museum of Flight which is not too far away. Our mistake, both deserve much more time. The Gardens are located in the middle of a residential area. There is free parking adjacent to the entrance. Warning there are signs posted in parking area to remove your valuables suggesting they have had break-ins though the day we were there gardeners were working in the parking area so little risk. And the gardens are free. The gardens are a lovely and peaceful spot (except when the gardeners are using blowers to clean up). Could have used a garden map as paths lead many ways and even though we wandered around, based on some pictures posted here, we missed a few spots. It was a monday and very few folks were at the garden which added to the tranquility but I get the impression it is seldom crowded. Too bad people are missing out. We spent about an hour and a half but you could easily spend at least twice that long. We also visited at a time of year where most flowers had past their blooms but the gardens were still beautiful.