Yashiro Japanese Garden
Yashiro Japanese Garden is a Japanese garden located in Olympia, Washington.
A garden inside Olympia
You can stay in Olympia
Yashiro Japanese Garden is inside Olympia, which has 18 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Seattle
Seattle is about 47 miles northeast (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep
May, June, July, August and September are the mild months, with highs of 67–78°. When to go ↓
An airport 5 miles away
Olympia Regional (OLM) has airline service, about 5 miles from Yashiro Japanese Garden.
Open since 1990
Yashiro Japanese Garden opened in 1990, 36 years ago. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Olympia. Green months are the mild ones.
Yashiro Japanese Garden
Yashiro Japanese Garden is a Japanese garden located in Olympia, Washington. Designed by Robert Murase and dedicated on May 6, 1990, the garden was created to symbolize the relationship between Olympia and its sister city of Yashiro, Japan.
After the grounds, which are part of a justice center campus, were sold in 2025, the garden is planned to be demolished in 2026. Certain features are to be potentially moved to a new site for the park.
- Type
- Garden
- Opened
- 1990
- Area
- 1 acres
Where to stay near Yashiro Japanese Garden
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Olympia (18) and Tumwater (17).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Yashiro Japanese Garden | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia | in town | — | 18 11 hotels · 1 motel · 5 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 56,724 | $486K | D |
| Tumwater | 4 mi south | 5 min | 17 9 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins · 4 campgrounds | 28,010 | $472K | C |
| Lacey | 4 mi east | 5 min | 11 10 hotels · 1 motel | 58,833 | $457K | C− |
| Tacoma | 25 mi northeast | 40 min | 43 30 hotels · 3 motels · 4 inns & B&Bs · 5 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 229,816 | $480K | D− |
| DuPont | 12 mi east | 20 min | 8 5 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 9,778 | $584K | B |
| Nisqually Indian Community | 10 mi east | 15 min | 5 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 628 | $310K | — |
| Lakewood | 19 mi northeast | 30 min | 15 10 hotels · 5 motels | 62,755 | $461K | D |
| Tanglewilde | 5 mi east | 10 min | 2 2 RV parks | 6,314 | $445K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Yashiro Japanese Garden
Other well-known places within 67 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw67 mi MountainMount St. Helens
Big draw47 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw47 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw46 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw61 mi National ParkOlympic National Park3.6M visitors a year
46 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
47 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
126 mi Stadium & arenaTacoma DomePhoto credits
Mount St. Helens: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain · Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Olympic National Park: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain
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Visiting Yashiro Japanese Garden
Is Yashiro Japanese Garden in Olympia?
Yes. It’s inside Olympia, WA.
When is the best time to visit Yashiro Japanese Garden?
May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 67–78°.
How far is Yashiro Japanese Garden from Seattle?
About 47 miles northeast of Seattle, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Yashiro Japanese Garden?
Olympia Regional (OLM), about 5 miles away. The nearest big hub is Seattle–Tacoma (SEA), about 39 miles.
Where should I stay near Yashiro Japanese Garden?
Olympia (in town, 18 places to stay), Tumwater (4 mi, 17 places to stay) and Lacey (4 mi, 11 places to stay).
Tips from people in Olympia
No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in Olympia’s Town Square.
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