It was originally part of the precincts of Yasaka-jinja Shrine, with the plan of the park made by Goichi TAKEDA, and it has a circuit style garden built by Jibe OGAWA, an outdoor music hall, statues of Ryoma SAKAMOTO and Shintaro NAKAOKA, and a scenic spot famous for its cherry trees called 'Gion weeping cherry trees.'
もとは八坂神社の境内で現在の園地計画は武田五一がまとめ、園内にある回遊式の日本庭園は小川治兵衛が作庭、野外音楽堂や坂本龍馬と中岡慎太郎の銅像などもあり、「祇園枝垂桜」に代表される桜の名所である。