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With a surface of 25.000 m² (2,5 ha) the Hasselt Japanese Garden is the largest of its kind in Europe. It reflects the Japanese landscape. It was constructed with the help of the Japanese city of Itami (sister city of Hasselt) in 1992, based on the pattern of 17th century Japanese tea gardens. A walk through the garden makes one feel like being in an entirely different atmosphere so close to the busy city center of Hasselt.

The Garden consists of three parts :
- a transition area between the (more Western-looking ) Kopermolenpark and the central Japanese Garden.
- the Central Garden with its ceremonial house and its tea house (where tea demonstrations can be seen), the pond with its numerous Japanese fish and its waterfalls
- a park with 250 Japanese cherry trees.

Open during weekdays (April - October) from 10 a.m till 5 p.m. Closed on Mondays
Open Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays : from 2 p.m. till 6 p.m.
Admission : 3 € (Euro) per person.  Reductions for groups . Children until 12  : free.
Address : Gouverneur Verwilghensingel - 3500 Hasselt

Some extra views of the Japanese Garden (click on the thumbnails)
 

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