Visiting here was a milestone, having now seen ‘The Three Great Gardens of Japan’. Admittedly, my favourite has been Kōraku-en in Okayama but Kairaku-en is definitely worth a visit. The ‘main garden’ was a bit tricky to navigate to as this marker for ‘Kairaku-en’ encompasses the area as a whole. If parking near the river set a marker at ‘偕楽園 表門’ instead which is one of the main entry gates. I enjoyed the elevated layout of the park, which includes a bamboo forest, an extensive plum tree area (although I was too late for these), a collection of Sakura trees and of course Kobuntei House (extra fee, but worth it!).