Future Rose Garden
未来のバラ園
This renovated rose garden in Yokohama's Yamashita Park features nearly 1,900 plants selected for disease resistance and year-round interest.
〒 231-0023How to get there
元町・中華街Minatomirai Line3 min walk from the station
Future Rose Garden is the rose garden of Yamashita Park, the waterfront park in Naka Ward, Yokohama. The park opened in March 1930 on land reclaimed with rubble from the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, and Yokohama City calls it the best-known park in the city. Its roses grow in the park's sunken garden.
The garden reopened on 1 April 2016 after a full renovation and took the name Future Rose Garden. Climbing roses and standard roses give the beds different heights. The renovation kept the existing rose plants, and perennials were added so that the garden has something to see in every season.
Roses have long been thought to need a lot of care. The city chose varieties that resist disease and pests, so that the garden can serve as a model for growing roses at home with little upkeep. About 1,900 plants of some 160 varieties grow there. The city describes it as Yokohama's symbol garden, passing the history of roses on from the past to the future.
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