Loved it!! But you need more signs on how to get there, really. We walked from the botanical gardens to get there.. but loved it when we finally got there! Please make better signs. The lady at the ticket booth was super great! She was awesome! We visited and laughed! Oh ya, P.S. I promise to also ask for a golf cart or something that they could have, for closing at night Thank you

We came during the mini fall festival and took the bonzai class. The class was fun and a great COVID safe activity! The garden was peaceful and beautiful until it started to get pretty busy and a cover band started, which didnt add to the meditative mood. But we had a great experience here. I hope they get to do the full fall festival next year! We will definitely come back for it!

Loved it! Why did we wait 16 years to visit? The water features and bridges are spectacular, the plant life and rocks phenomenal, only thing I would change is please cultivate more moss, esp since Japanese!

Very nice stroll thru the gardens. Plenty of beautiful flowers and trees. Nice shade. I recommend April and May, plus late September-Oct. Opens at 10 a.m. I don t remember when it closes. The park where the garden is located is also a great place to visit. Long 2 mile walking trail but easy to navigate around plus a nice lake.

Was a little chilly but the leaves changing was so beautiful! Nice little walk just to get out and about.

Gorgeous affordable place to get some nature and relax! This place could take 15 mins or an hour to go through depending on how much youre taking in all the little details and sights.Happy to see plenty of animal friends too like the flocks of geese and turtles in the ponds. Definitely heard plenty of frogs too!

Amazing stroll garden, every one in the area should experience it. Starting August 16th 2020 at 10 am every Sunday, I will be giving a guided meditation walk. Open to anyone.

This place was smaller than what we were expecting. It was definitely beautiful though. Just not worth the 3 hour drive it took us.

Absolutely amazing. So peaceful and the plants and water features are splendid. Located in Nathaniel Greene park but does require a 4$ fee to get in but is absolutely worth it. Youll find winding paths that take you by beautiful Japanese designed and inspired art work and landscaping. Definitely worth your time to check this place out. You will not regret it.

Outstanding landscaping and scenery! Seems very well replicated to the theme. $4 isnt bad for a ticket once you see what your paying to keep pristine.

This was our first visit. Quiet and peaceful. Great place with multiple opportunities to stop, relax, and enjoy. Well worth time.

Beautiful and peaceful walk. So enjoyed our visit.

Well maintained lots of things to see like the lay out.Would be pretty in the spring.

This is my favorite Zen place in the Ozarks. They have a wonderful Japanese Festival 2x per year. * and my husband proposed to me here during a special event evening stroll.

We moved from the area years ago, and this place right here is one of the places I miss the most! Traveling to the Sister City in Japan is one of my bucket list items, so I try to stop here as often as I can! Such peace and serenity is rarely found today, so if you need to clear your mind, definitely put this place near the top of the list!

Would’ve loved to see this place. Was very disappointed to show up and find out they are closed until March. I didn’t see that listed anywhere when I was looking it up on here either.

It was really very beautiful there we had a blast only to come back to find we had a tablet stolen from our vehicle

Its a beautiful and tranquil place. Great spot to clear your mind. Definitely worth the small fee.

We had a great time at lights aglow. We plan on going again.

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! Every bit worth the 4$ to get in.

My grandson and I enjoyed the peaceful walk.

Very peaceful place. Unfortunately there werent any food booths due to Covid. No Obon dancers either, most vendors were American not Japanese?

Very well maintained, and the various gardens and streams are well set up to guide you into different scenes. The price is fair and its nice to be next to the other park as well, stop by the conservation building and get a drink.

Lots of trails and shade trees and places to stop and sit, even have a picnic. Well kept and clean.

It was beautiful. I went last year also.

Beautiful, quiet, picturesque. I went for a wedding, and it was nice. People strolling through were respectful. It was peaceful. It was very hot the day I went, but there were plenty of places to get out of the sun. If I wanted a place to just think and have beautiful scenery, this would be the place.

It was beautiful! I highly recommend it! Perfect place for dates

Very well kept, beautiful works of art throughout, waterfalls, turtles, zen garden

It was great. Its only $5 to get in. Its a pretty peaceful setting. Not really much on the Japanese side, but it does have a few things sprinkled in here and there. Really enjoyed it

Must go back and check out Xmas lights

I love this place! The streams and other water features are wonderful, and the place is so peaceful. Weve been to the Japanese festival every year since 2012 and I never get tired of walking through these gardens.

This is one of the larger and nicer Japanese gardens, and only $4 each.

Uh... so... um... its a perfectly fine garden for a stroll. Hard to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city when you can her the city from the park. By all means visit, bring a date, have a lovely picnic. It only costs $4 per person and you get what you pay for. This place just isnt anything special. Rather standard for a garden.

Very relaxing place to stroll or sit. Well maintained. Beautiful !!!!

Super cute little place, great for photography and just walking off stress!

Beautiful light display

One of our favorite places to visit in Springfield. Its secluded and so much fun. Really feels like a walk through Asia.

Love the Japanese gardens and super worth getting a gardens membership just to visit this gorgeous and relaxing place.

Beautiful scenery and interesting landscaping. Everyone can enjoy this amazing garden space.

A beautiful and tranquil place. $3 admission fee which was well worth it. I felt like I got a $25 value for just looking around. Got lots of great photos and had a good time enjoying the scenery.

Beautiful place and loved the lights. I cant wait till Spring.

A true hidden gem! A must see for anyone who wants a quiet and beautiful place to visit.

Its a great place but its more Japanese American than Japanese.

Had a great time there it was such a lovely park

What a beautiful garden. Great place for photos. Beautiful buildings and bridges. Very serene and relaxing. Would definitely go again.

Very amazing place. So calm and relaxing. Perfect spot to take photos

Beautiful, very peaceful and nice place just to get away and take a stroll with nature.

What a treasure! It felt like I was back in Japan, while being in Springfield Missouri?! This is a beautiful garden, with many authentic Japanese designs. Very surprising to find in Missouri.If you want to experience the tranquility of Japanese temple grounds without traveling, this is surprisingly close to the real thing.

My husband and I went to the Japanese Garden for an evening stroll among the Christmas lights. It was marvelous! We went early, 5 PM, allowing us ease of parking and strolling. A vendor was selling coffee and hot chocolate. The coffee was delicious. Looking forward to visiting the gardens during the Spring.

Place was great. Beautifully maintained. Would definitely visit again.

My wife and I really enjoyed the Christmas event at the Japanese gardens. Though we go to the gardens quite often, it was something special all lit up for the holidays.

The lights were spectacular!

Beautiful park to seat with family nice little place for a stroll.

Really enjoyed our walk through (as you can tell)

Its a great place to get away and just clear your head, enjoy some peace or take the family for a picnic! This just may be my new go-to

We visited during the special Holiday Evening Strolls, and the lights were gorgeous! We look forward to going back during the day and seeing it when the gardens are blooming.

It was so relaxing and peaceful. Ready to go back again.

Tranquil and beautiful. There are plenty of spots to sit and relax.

Oh was it beautiful and inexpensive!!!! We loved it BUT there are no names of the trees/plants. Receptionist said, Japanese do not like naming/labeling things so they make a brochure to kinda go by. Many plants are not listed. We so enjoyed seeing plants but I really would have enjoyed knowing their names. It would be like going to a zoo to see animals and not knowing/seeing their names.

Very wonderful place to visit, unwind, walk and enjoy the serenity of the place. Been here several times, took family members, relatives & friends who lives out of town/country and everyone had a fabulous time.

10/10 recommend, it’s a great place to go to when stressed out. Thy hive a few small structures. Also two ponds and a lot of small rivers.

Its so beautiful and definitely worth the $4 admission!

Wish it had more lights, but pretty nonetheless...

Even though they were putting in a new path, so there was construction, it was still peaceful.

Fall fest was awesome

This is a very exquisite garden to walk around and enjoy. Very beautiful and green with ponds and streems.

Beautiful! Its outstandingly gorgeous and not very pricey to enter. I implore you to visit this wonderful little cubby of culture if you visit Nathanial Greene Park! If you are going for the beauty of just for the Pokemon Go experience, you should definitely visit the stroll gardens! You will not be disappointed!

The best $3 admission weve spent in a while. The Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden offers a pleasant walk through a variety of pathways, with Asian plantings and garden art. Several small buildings, ponds, etc. Very zen and relaxing.I wasnt feeling my best that day, and wish I could have enjoyed it more. Its an easy stroll EXCEPT if you want to try the stepping stones across the water. Theyre a little far apart for short legs ... I got onto the first one, turned around and hopped back onto dry land :) Its an excellent location for photographers, and we saw a couple of pros photographing their clients in various poses and spots. Bet the shots came out beautifully.

Great Halloween activity for the kids

Nice place to rest, better will not find in Springfield.

My family loved walking here. Such beautiful landscaping & gardens. The tea house was so perfect & simple. We will be back without the kids for a more romantic stroll soon.

Beautiful place to take a stroll!!

So peaceful..real nice stroll.

A very pleasant place to walk. It has all the required features of a Japanese garden. The reason I didnt give it 5 stars is that one measure of a Japanese garden is how much they fit into a small place, and the resulting hidden spots. The designer of this garden had no space restrictions.

I appreciate that Springfield has tried to create an interesting park but this Japanese garden very lack luster. It is mostly a grassy space with a few Asian elements dotted around an unpleasant path. It seems more like a cheap weekend project than a curated garden. Even if you stop to enjoy everything there it will take less than a half an hour to get through. It costs money to enter and I am not clear where those funds are going, but it doesnt seem to be the Japanese garden. It still looks the same as the first time I visited it years ago. There is lots of room to improve.

First time being here and it was beautiful.

From what I understand this garden has a sister garden or some kind of counterpart in Japan. That is not super relevant but interesting. I thought so anyway which means most of you wont, I digress.I dont know if its just a certain personality type or what but to me Japanese gardens are the Swedish massage with hot rock treatment and aromatherapy of outdoor activities, the Maybach backseat with chilled Crystal of landscaping as it were. I guess what Im just trying to say is that the Japanese stroll garden is the best and I suddenly realize Im unexplainably and suddenly in a great state of mind complete with inner peace and contentment. That is, until I have to leave at which time, I revert to equally as unexplainable and sudden wistful sadness because I wish I could just stay there for the rest of my life. Japanese stroll garden is the definition of opposite of work. You should go, youd probably like it and those cosplay kids who seem to be in frequent attendance, can get pretty creative with those cool outfits, you got admit.

A beautiful place for a picnic

This is a beautiful place to go for a walk. It is relaxing and peaceful. A lot of people come here to take personal and professional photos for all kinds of occasions. They also have events during the year that are family friendly and fun to attend.

Great for a day or afternoon outing with family or friends. The garden offers a variety of Japanese native trees and flowers. The on-site tea house offers a great photo op. A photographers dream.

The gardens are beautiful, highly recommend going through them.

Relaxing and beautiful!

Very nice place

Beautiful scenery. Very enjoyable especially on nice days. You can tell the environment that was created would be good for weddings, ceremonies, etc. Very peaceful and enlightening.

Brautiful. Well maintained. Price was very affordable.

Definitely worth checking out if youre in town and have some time for a nice walk.

As a Japanophile, I absolutely love this place. Its so beautiful and very peaceful.

Great place for meditation

Beautiful area. The ticket lady needs to be more friendly.

Really relaxing and serene garden. Lots of flowers, water features and trees. 4 dollars per adult is a great price as well. Came on a Friday at 10am and it was very slow.

I love this place, tons of pokiemon stops and gyms. Also there are some cool plants or whatever.

A beautiful walking park. I was a little surprised at having to pay an entrance fee for a city park. Especially after moving to Springfield from Louisville, Kentucky, which has 140+ year-old Olmstead parks, (designers of: Central Park, Boston Commons, the U.S. Capitol), all connected by miles of tree lined Parkways, a huge Ohio riverfront park with a new pedestrian bridge crossing to Indiana, all of which can be enjoyed free of charge.

Definitely worth visiting! Admission is only $4, and children are free. The gardens are so beautiful and peaceful. They are an awesome place to take photos!

Beautiful place, My one suggestion is that at the entrance to the left before the gate to enter the garden they should really plant a row to cherry blossom trees. Come spring, that would be a beautiful sight before entering.

We came for the Japanese Fall Festival this year. Every year this event gets bigger. It was a blast. Lots of shows, plenty of booths, and of course the Stroll Garden. An amazing gem with nice walking paths, benches, shade, koi ponds, tea houses and wonderful plant life. Its an affordable way to spend an afternoon or early evening.

It’s a beautiful stroll garden, but to pay $4 per person to walk through a park is ridiculous. $8 for two people to walk through a garden is too much. i wouldn’t mind paying like $2 per person but seriously?! I know up keep on a garden is not anything near what they’re charging to enjoy a view.

Great place to bring the family. Bring camera to take pictures of the plants and ponds

Beautiful scenery. A must see sight for those with an interest in Japanese culture.

A beautiful place to walk or also has benches to sit and ponder life. It has many plants and beautiful gardens to stroll and a lovely water installation. I would highly recommend.

Beautiful stroll gardens. Lots of places to explore. It is very calming here. So many good places to get pictures taken.