Japanese Garden

The Japanese Garden, also known as Seiwa-en, is a traditional Japanese-style garden located within Jurong Lake Gardens in Jurong East, Singapore. Originally built in 1974 and opened in 1975, it covers about 13.5 hectares on an island in Jurong Lake. Notable for its classic Japanese landscaping, stone lanterns, pagodas, and water features, it was redeveloped and reopened in 2024 as part of the Jurong Lake Gardens revitalisation.

Visitors can expect a tranquil landscaped garden on an island in Jurong Lake, connected to the adjacent Chinese Garden. The garden features winding paved paths, koi ponds, water lily pools, stone lanterns, pagodas, a sunken garden, dry rock gardens, and sheltered pavilions. The setting is flat and open with manicured lawns, mature trees, and lake views. Areas to explore include the main entrance plaza, bonsai and floral displays, rest pavilions, and lakeside promenades suitable for walking and photography.

Constructed in 1974 and opened in 1975, the Japanese Garden was designed by Professor Yuen-chen Yu of National Taiwan University as part of the Jurong Town Corporation's development of Jurong Lake. Built on a former island in Jurong Lake alongside the Chinese Garden, it was created to provide recreational green space for residents of the Jurong industrial estate. The garden closed in 2019 for major redevelopment as part of the Jurong Lake Gardens project and reopened in 2024 with restored landscapes and new amenities.

The garden showcases traditional Japanese garden design principles including borrowed scenery, water features, stone arrangements, and architectural elements such as pagodas and pavilions. It serves as a cultural landscape for visitors to appreciate Japanese horticultural aesthetics and provides a venue for community recreation and cultural appreciation within Singapore's largest lakeside garden.