The gardens of Sōraku-en (相楽園) are in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan.

Formerly attached to the Taishō-era residence of Kodera Yasujirō, ownership passed to the city of Kobe in 1941.

[1] Most of the former residence was destroyed in the Pacific War; the stables of 1907 survived and have been designated an Important Cultural Property.

[4] The giant camphor tree standing inside the garden is considered one of the most iconic elements of the site.

[5] In the gardens are the former Hassam Residence, built by the English architect Alexander Nelson Hansell in 1902 and relocated to its current site in 1963 (ICP);[1][6] an Edo-period building shaped like a boathouse, dating from 1682-1704 (ICP);[7] a tea house;[1] and a stroll garden.