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Japanese Gardens of SEQ

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South east Queensland is home to four beautiful Japanese gardens, perfect for a meditative stroll:

Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens
Japanese gardens inside Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens in Toowong
One of the absolute highlights of a visit to the Brisbane Botanical Gardens is the zen-like Japanese garden
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Nerima Gardens

This picture perfect, self-contained Japanese garden sits on the eastern hill end of Queens Park

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Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens
Mt Tamborine Botanic Gardens, Eagle Heights
Tucked away within these gorgeous mountaintop botanic gardens is a charming little Japanese garden
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Ju Raku En Japanese Gardens
Ju Raku En Japanese Gardens Toowoomba
A meditative Zen-like scene unfolds around every corner of Ju Raku En Japanese Gardens in Toowoomba
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Looking for more outdoor places in Brisbane worth a visit, then let your fingers do the walking as you take a stroll through our section on where to picnic in Brisbane here. Or check out our guide to 10 great SEQ botanic gardens here.

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