2024.03.09 03:18Former Shibarikyu GardensKyu Shiba Rikyu (旧芝離宮, Kyū Shiba Rikyū or "Former Shiba Villa") is a classic Japanese landscape garden in central Tokyo, located just next to Hamamatsucho Station and not far from Hama Rikyu, another popular Japanese landscape garden.A green oasis surrounded by tall buildings, the Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden features the typical elem...
2024.03.09 03:12Koishikawa Korakuen, a Japanese GardenKoishikawa Korakuen (小石川後楽園, Koishikawa Kōrakuen) is one of Tokyo's oldest and best Japanese gardens. It was built in the early Edo Period (1600-1868) at the Tokyo residence of the Mito branch of the ruling Tokugawa family. Like its namesake in Okayama, the garden was named Korakuen after a poem encouraging a ruler to enjoy plea...
2024.03.09 03:11Rikugien, a Japanese garden5 minute walk from Komagome StationAdmission: 300 yenOne of the most beautiful, classic Japanese landscape gardens of Tokyo. Dating from the Edo Period, it reproduces landscape scenes from famous poems in miniature. Nice in all seasons.
2024.03.09 02:42Hamarikyu, a traditional Japanese garden,Hama Rikyu (浜離宮, Hama Rikyū), is a large, attractive landscape garden in central Tokyo. Located alongside Tokyo Bay, Hama Rikyu features seawater ponds which change level with the tides, and a teahouse on an island where visitors can rest and enjoy the scenery. The traditionally styled garden stands in stark contrast to the skys...
2024.03.03 06:10Kiyozumi GardenThe grounds of Kiyosumi Garden (清澄庭園, Kiyosumi Teien) were originally the residence of an Edo era merchant and eventually changed ownership to a feudal lord who turned them into a garden. During the Meiji Period, the founder of Mitsubishi bought the garden to entertain his guests. It was donated to the city and opened to the pub...