Japanese Tea Garden (Golden Gate Park)
2023-03-01 09:00 - 2023-04-30 16:45 (America/Los_Angeles) | Japanese Tea Garden (Golden Gate Park), 75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA, 94118
Experience the natural beauty, tranquility, and harmony of a Japanese-style garden in the beautiful setting of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park!
The Japanese Tea Garden was originally created as a part of the “Japanese Village” exhibit for the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition, making it the oldest public Japanese garden in the US. When the fair closed, Japanese landscape architect Makoto Hagiwara continued to maintain the garden until 1942 when he and his family were interned during World War II. Today, the Japanese Tea Garden features an arched drum bridge, pagodas, stone lanterns, stepping stone paths, native Japanese plants, serene koi ponds, and a Zen garden. Cherry blossom trees bloom throughout the garden in March and April.
General Admission: Adults $10, Seniors (ages 65+ w/ID) and Youth $7, Children (ages 5-11) $3, Children (under 5) FREE. Discounts for San Francisco residents.
The garden is open daily from 9:00 am - 4:45 pm with the last entry at 4:15 pm. Enjoy a free hour on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9:00 am - 10:00 am.

Japanese Friendship Garden (Kelley Park)
2023-03-01 10:00 - 2023-04-30 19:00 | Japanese Friendship Garden, 1300 Senter Rd, San Jose, CA, 95112
The Japanese Friendship Garden represents the “Sister City” relationship between Okayama, Japan and San Jose. It is a wonderful garden to visit any time of the year, but comes alive when the Cherry Blossoms are in bloom. The garden also features picturesque Japanese bridges, waterfalls, and golden Koi fish.
Admission is free, but parking is $10.

Filoli Estate and Gardens
2023-03-04 10:00 - 2023-04-16 17:00 | Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA, 94062
The Filoli Estate and Gardens, nestled in the Santa Cruz mountains in Woodside is a wonderful place to visit year round, but in Spring it bursts with color. See the millions of daffodils, more than 80,000 tulips plus a wash of cherry blossoms, wisteria, and many more bountiful blooms busting with color from March to mid-April.
From Filoli:
Filoli is a vibrant landscape of the Bay Area, situated on the unceded ancestral lands of the Ramaytush Ohlone, in Woodside, California. The estate boasts 654 acres of beauty nestled along the slopes of California’s coastal range. Originally built as a private residence in 1917, Filoli was opened to the public in 1975 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The property is considered one of the finest remaining country estates of the 20th century, featuring a 54,000+ square-foot Georgian revival-style mansion, 16 acres of exquisite English Renaissance gardens, a 6.8-acre Gentleman’s Orchard, and hundreds of acres of Natural Lands with 5 distinct ecosystems and a 1-mile Estate Trail. Filoli is dedicated to connecting our rich history with a vibrant future through beauty, nature and shared stories, so that one day all people will honor nature, value unique experiences, and appreciate beauty in everyday life.
Open daily, rain or shine, from 10am - 5pm; advanced reservations recommended.
