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Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden

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Open 10 a.m.-7 p.m., April 1-Sept. 30; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Oct. 1-31. Closed Nov.-March. (Ex sp events)

The oldest attraction at the Springfield Botanical Gardens, the 7.5-acre Mizumoto Japanese Stroll garden was built in 1985 and includes a koi lake, moon bridge, meditation garden, tea house, traditional Japanese garden landscaping and a 7-ton Alaskan Jade stone. The garden is home to the Springfield Sister Cities Association's Japanese Fall Festival. Private Tours, weddings and pavilion rentals available, call 417-891-1515 or visit http://parkboard.org/Botanical

Professional photography in the garden requires an annual photo pass ($150) or a daily photo pass ($25) available at the Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center, 417-891-1515

Gardens are maintained by the Friends of the Garden and the Springfield-Greene County Park Board. Gardens are supported by the Springfield Sister Cities Association.

10/28/2026

🎄✨ Are you ready for the magic of Gardens Aglow 2026? Tickets go on sale THIS SATURDAY, Oct. 31! 🎟️ Learn more at: FriendsoftheGarden.org/aglow 🔗

10/27/2026

Just 5 more days to get a walk in at the stroll garden before we close for our regular season. Saturday, October 31 is the last day of operation before we open for Gardens Aglow 2026 in November!

10/14/2026

Just 16 more days to come visit the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden for the season! As a reminder, the garden will close on October 31. It will reopen for Gardens Aglow on November 27. Stay tuned for more details on our annual holiday lighting event!

07/09/2026

Some fun Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park history from the Springfield-Greene County Park Board 💚

06/26/2026

𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗦! Springfield Sister Cities is looking for vendors representing Japanese culture to sell at the 30th annual Japanese Fall Festival, Fri.-Sun., Sept. 11-13, 2026.

Priority application deadline is Wed., July 1. Learn more at PeaceThroughPeople.org/JFFVendorApp. 417-864-1191.

𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗦! We are looking for vendors representing Japanese culture to join us at the 30th annual Japanese Fall Festival, Fri.-Sun., Sept. 11-13, 2026. About 22,000 people attended the event in 2025.

The festival is a celebration of Japanese culture in the beautiful Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden located within the extraordinary Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park, 2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield, MO.

Booth fees are $150 for info, $250 for retail, and $400 for food. Priority is given to vendors representing Japanese culture.

It is free to apply. The priority application deadline is Wed., July 1. Learn more at PeaceThroughPeople.org/JFFVendorApp. 417-864-1191.

This year's festival is copresented by the Missouri Arts Council.

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𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘯 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬/𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴/𝘦-𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴/𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦'𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦'𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶!

06/18/2026

2026 is the 40th anniversary of the Stroll Garden 🎋 Stop by the Botanical Center or the ticket booth to purchase a $10 commemorative garden map bandana. Limited quantities available!

06/11/2026

The Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden will be closed to the general public on Friday, June 12 to set up for Romance in the Garden 🍷💖🌷 2026 . Sold-out!

Address

2400 S. Scenic Avenue
Springfield, MO
65807

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 7pm
Tuesday	10am - 7pm
Wednesday	10am - 7pm
Thursday	10am - 7pm
Friday	10am - 7pm
Saturday	10am - 7pm
Sunday	10am - 7pm

Telephone

(417) 891-1515

Website

https://www.parkboard.org/mizumoto

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