This expansive park is an excellent place for a stroll or picnic in natural surroundings. Far from the throngs in the city centre, it is a popular place for birdwatching and has spacious gardens. There is a 1.8km loop around the main pond, where rowboats can be hired for 楼1000 per hour and paddleboats are 楼1000 per 30 minutes.
In the northeast of the park, the Kyoto International Conference Hall is an unfortunate attempt at replicating Japan鈥檚 traditional thatched-roof 驳补蝉蝉丑艒-锄耻办耻谤颈 style in concrete. Behind the conference hall, the Hosho-an Teahouse (designed by Soshitsu Sen, Grand Tea-Master XV of the Urasenke school) is worth a look.