Kubota Garden
Kubota Garden is a 20-acre (81,000 m2) Japanese garden in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It goes back to 1927. Our list goes on with Space Needle, 8.4 mi away.
A garden inside Seattle
You can stay in Seattle
Kubota Garden is inside Seattle, which has 201 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep
May, June, July, August and September are the mild months, with highs of 66–77°. When to go ↓
An airport 2 miles away
King County International Airport - Boeing Field (BFI) has airline service, about 2 miles from Kubota Garden.
Established in 1927
Kubota Garden dates from 1927. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Kubota Garden
Kubota Garden is a 20-acre (81,000 m2) Japanese garden in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. A public park since 1987, it was started in 1927 by Fujitaro Kubota, a Japanese emigrant. Today, it is maintained as a public park by the Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Kubota Garden Foundation.
- Type
- Garden
- Area
- 20 acres
- Established
- 1927
- Wikipedia readers
- 4.4K a year
Hotels and campgrounds near Kubota Garden
Lodging nearby is in Seattle (201) and SeaTac (49).
- 1Space Needle
- 2Lumen Field
- 3Climate Pledge Arena
- 4T-Mobile Park
- 5Seattle Underground
- 6Husky Stadium
- 7The Museum of Flight
- 8Lake Washington
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Kubota Garden | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | in town | — | 201 148 hotels · 8 motels · 32 inns & B&Bs · 7 lodges & cabins · 5 hostels · 1 campground | 784,777 | $939K | D− |
| SeaTac | 5 mi south | 10 min | 49 39 hotels · 7 motels · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 RV park | 34,578 | $520K | D |
| Bellevue | 8 mi northeast | 10 min | 39 37 hotels · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 154,193 | $1,340K | C− |
| Tukwila | 3 mi south | 5 min | 24 23 hotels · 1 motel | 22,003 | $489K | D− |
| Renton | 4 mi southeast | 5 min | 15 13 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B | 104,975 | $673K | D |
| Kent | 9 mi south | 15 min | 19 11 hotels · 5 motels · 3 campgrounds | 134,871 | $588K | D |
| Vashon | 11 mi southwest | 15 min | 21 5 hotels · 8 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins · 5 campgrounds | 9,934 | $791K | — |
| Burien | 4 mi southwest | 5 min | 7 6 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 51,859 | $639K | D |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Make a day of it near Kubota Garden
These lie within 10 miles as the crow flies.
Big draw18 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
46 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
57 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
610 mi Stadium & arenaHusky Stadium
72 mi MuseumThe Museum of Flight400K visitors a year
88 mi LakeLake WashingtonPhoto credits
Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Husky Stadium: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Museum of Flight: Fawcett5 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Lake Washington: Maltesen at da.wikipedia, Public domain
What people ask about Kubota Garden
Is Kubota Garden in Seattle?
Yes. It’s inside Seattle, WA.
When is the best time to visit Kubota Garden?
May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 66–77°.
What is the closest airport to Kubota Garden?
King County International Airport - Boeing Field (BFI), about 2 miles away. The nearest big hub is Seattle–Tacoma (SEA), about 5 miles.
Where should I stay near Kubota Garden?
Seattle (in town, 201 places to stay), SeaTac (5 mi, 49 places to stay) and Bellevue (8 mi, 39 places to stay).
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.