The Japanese Tea Garden provides visitors from around the world with an opportunity to experience the natural beauty, tranquility and harmony of a Japanese-style garden in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

The Japanese Tea Garden endures as one of the most popular attractions in San Francisco, featuring classic elements such as an arched drum bridge, pagodas, stone lanterns, stepping stone paths, native Japanese plants, serene koi ponds and a zen garden. Cherry blossom trees bloom throughout the garden in March and April.

Free Hour
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
9:00 am – 10:00 am

Purchase tickets in advance

Non Resident Admission
Adult $13.00
Senior (Age 65+ w/ ID) $7.00
Youth (Age 12-17) $7.00
Child (Age 5-11) $3.00

Children (under 5) FREE

San Francisco Residents and Veterans FREE

HOURS

Summer Hours – March to September
9:00 am – 6:00 pm

Winter Hours – October to February
9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Last entry 30 minutes before closing

ADDRESS

Golden Gate Park
75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118

For more information, please visit: https://sfjapaneseteagarden.org/

A cultural festival featuring performances, workshops/demonstrations in San Francisco Japantown. Presented by GenRyu Arts in association with East and West Japan Center Mall.

Celebrating Japanese cultural arts with live performances in taiko drumming, karate, Japanese folk dance, Okinawan taiko & karate, and the Gintenkai National Project. Also featuring hands-on activities and demonstrations in origami paper folding, shodo Japanese brush calligraphy, and washi ningo paper dolls.

Date and Time: Sunday, August 14, 2022, from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Location: Japantown Peace Plaza at 1610 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA

Cost: FREE

For more details, please visit http://www.genryuarts.org/Home.html

The de Young offers several programs for free or reduced admission to permanent galleries and special exhibitions. Details on these programs are outlined below.

Learn about the extra precautions to welcome you back. We will require timed tickets for every visitor, including general admission and admission to special exhibitions. To ensure your preferred time slot, please reserve your entry date and time in advance online.

Free Saturdays for Bay Area Residents

Reserve Online and Skip the Line

Every Saturday the de Young offers free general admission to all residents of the nine Bay Area counties.

• This offer applies only to the permanent collection galleries.
• Reserve your tickets in advance online. Please be prepared to verify with ID onsite.
• Free admission may be redeemed onsite with a driver’s license or postmarked envelope.
• Visitors ages 17 and under always receive free admission to the permanent collection galleries.
• Qualifying counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma

DETAILS: https://deyoung.famsf.org/free-reduced-admission

Date and Time: Saturday, August 13, 2022 from 9:30 am to 5:15 pm

Location: De Young Museum at 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA

Cost: FREE