ABOUT | NICOLAI BERGMANN HAKONE GARDENS

Dear visitors

Nicolai Bergmann Hakone Gardens was many years in the making. Just as anything you care deeply about, I have been nurturing and building a wonderful relationship with this place.
With preserving nature at the very core of this project, we have developed a garden with the utmost respect to the ever changing nature of this unique land.

At the very beginning of this endeavor was my encounter with Mr. Yoshiaki Nohira, the original owner of the land.
He was looking for someone who cared about this place in Gora, Hakone just as much as he did, and I am grateful that he decided I was that person.

While creating a space where anyone can enjoy, I want to make sure that we continue to respect and nurture the land and gift of nature.
I hope that all of my visitors fall in love with nature and with Hakone not once but many times over.

Nicolai Bergmann Hakone Gardens was many years in the making. Just as anything you care deeply about, I have been nurturing and building a wonderful relationship with this place. With preserving nature at the very core of this project, we have developed a garden with the utmost respect to the ever changing nature of this unique land.

At the very beginning of this endeavor was my encounter with Mr. Yoshiaki Nohira, the original owner of the land. He was looking for someone who cared about this place in Gora, Hakone just as much as he did, and I am grateful that he decided I was that person.

While creating a space where anyone can enjoy, I want to make sure that we continue to respect and nurture the land and gift of nature. I hope that all of my visitors fall in love with nature and with Hakone not once but many times over.

HISTORY

Danish flower artist Nicolai Bergmann has been based in Japan for more than 20 years.
His unique fusion of Japanese and Western designs draw inspiration from Japan’s unique traditions, culture and climate.

Throughout his career, Nicolai has continued to create flower designs and sculptural forms made from an array of materials, constantly challenging himself to bring new visions of art to the public.
Since the onset of his career he has been hoping to turn his inspirations in Japan to a more tangible and lasting form and over many years, searched for a vast location where he could do so.
During one weekend getaway in 2015, he finally discovered the land in Gora, Hakone where he felt was the perfect place to become one with nature, where nature remains unspoiled and intact.

The Nicolai Bergmann Hakone Gardens is a unique place where Nicolai’s designs are incorporated into nature, connecting people with the beautiful land.

Danish flower artist Nicolai Bergmann has been based in Japan for more than 20 years. His unique fusion of Japanese and Western designs draw inspiration from Japan’s unique traditions, culture and climate. Throughout his career, Nicolai has continued to create flower designs and sculptural forms made from an array of materials, constantly challenging himself to bring new visions of art to the public.

Since the onset of his career he has been hoping to turn his inspirations in Japan to a more tangible and lasting form and over many years, searched for a vast location where he could do so.

During one weekend getaway in 2015, he finally discovered the land in Gora, Hakone where he felt was the perfect place to become one with nature, where nature remains unspoiled and intact.

The Nicolai Bergmann Hakone Gardens is a unique place where Nicolai’s designs are incorporated into nature, connecting people with the beautiful land.

CONCEPT

Nicolai Bergmann Hakone Gardens is a testament to the raw beauty of Hakone, sculpted from the ground up by Nicolai Bergmann and his team.
What was once an untouched wilderness of ancient forests has been transformed into a living masterpiece - with every trail, stairway, glass pavilion, and the NOMU hakone café built by our own hands.

Underfoot, the paths are carpeted in a golden tapestry of dried bamboo and silver grass, hand-cut to offer a soft, rhythmic cushion with every step.
As you walk, the air fills with the gentle scent of the earth—a fragrance that deepens and shifts when the rain falls, lending the gardens a different, more mystical soul.

Throughout the grounds, the landscape breathes with seasonal artistry.
From the ethereal blossom-pinks of spring and the deep, shimmering gradients of summer hydrangeas, to the silver waves of autumn grass
and the resilient, crystalline beauty of winter, the garden is a dialogue between Nicolai’s creative vision and the wild pulse of Hakone.
Here, the "Mobile Garden" stands as a radiant beacon—a mark of Nicolai’s legacy woven into the land.

We invite you to lose yourself in this sensory resonance, where art and nature become one.

Nicolai Bergmann Hakone Gardens is a testament to the raw beauty of Hakone, sculpted from the ground up by Nicolai Bergmann and his team. What was once an untouched wilderness of ancient forests has been transformed into a living masterpiece - with every trail, stairway, glass pavilion, and the NOMU hakone café built by our own hands.

Underfoot, the paths are carpeted in a golden tapestry of dried bamboo and silver grass, hand-cut to offer a soft, rhythmic cushion with every step. As you walk, the air fills with the gentle scent of the earth—a fragrance that deepens and shifts when the rain falls, lending the gardens a different, more mystical soul.

Throughout the grounds, the landscape breathes with seasonal artistry.
From the ethereal blossom-pinks of spring and the deep, shimmering gradients of summer hydrangeas, to the silver waves of autumn grass
and the resilient, crystalline beauty of winter, the garden is a dialogue between Nicolai’s creative vision and the wild pulse of Hakone.
Here, the "Mobile Garden" stands as a radiant beacon—a mark of Nicolai’s legacy woven into the land.

We invite you to lose yourself in this sensory resonance, where art and nature become one.

MISSION

The aim was to realize a unique garden designed by Nicolai Bergmann, making the most of Hakone’s natural surroundings.
Hakone, which is easily accessible from Tokyo, is home to a unique and diverse natural environment with its own colors and scenic routes.

With preserving this unique ecology as a priory, Nicolai Bergmann Hakone Gardens offers visitors the opportunity to easily integrate with nature and soak in its beauty in their daily lives.