Rikugien Gardens
These gardens were constructed by Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu on land given to him in 1695 by Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the fifth shogun of the Edo bakufu. Yoshiyasu spent seven years constructing a garden with paths around artificial hills and a pond. As the land was part of the flat Musashino region, when building the gardens he had to dig a pond, create hills, and bring in water from the Senkawa water supply to fill the pond.
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Street address
- 6 Hon-KomagomeBunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Access
Route1
- About 7 minutes by foot from Komagome Station on the JR Yamanote Line and Tokyo Metro Namboku Line
Route2
- About 10 minutes by foot from Sengoku Station on the Toei Mita Line
Opening Hours
- 9:00-16:30 (gardens close at 17:00)
Closed
- December 29-January 1
Best season
- Mar., Apr., May, Nov., Dec.
Point
- English-speaking guides (free of charge) are available for foreign visitors. Guided tours from 11:00 and 14:00 on every 1st and 3rd Sunday
*Guided tours may be canceled for reasons such as inclement weather
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