Nationally Designated Place of Scenic Beauty: Former Ikeda Family Garden, Hotta Branch Garden

Nationally Designated Place of Scenic Beauty: Former Ikeda Family Garden, Hotta Branch Garden

May 18, 2026

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A hidden autumn foliage spot, the Former Ikeda Family Garden, Hotta Branch Garden

The Ikeda clan’s branch family garden, from the family known as one of the three great landowners of Tohoku. It is located on the west side of the Hotta-no-saku Ruins in the Mayama area and is open year-round.
It is especially popular in autumn for its colorful foliage, and illumination events are sometimes held.
On a small hill in the north stands Takanashi Shrine, a work by the master artisan Emazo O.

 

[Opening Period] Open year-round (closed in winter)

 

[Admission] Free

 

[Parking] About 20 spaces
* If the parking lot is full, please use the parking lots at the Akita Prefectural Center for Archaeological Operations or the Hotta-no-saku Ruins.

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