Tokyo
Spring
Rikugien Garden（Spring）
Rikugien Garden
Rikugien (六義園) is considered among Tokyo’s most beautiful Japanese landscape gardens. Built around 1700 for the 5th Tokugawa Shogun, Rikugien literally means “six poems garden” and reproduces in miniature 88 scenes from famous poems. The garden is a good example of an Edo Period strolling garden and features a large central pond surrounded by man-made hills and forested areas, all connected by a network of trails.
Rikugien is quite spacious, and it takes about an hour to cover the garden’s entire network of walking paths at a leisurely speed. The trails wind around the gardens, through forests and open lawns, and lead to several teahouses which are open to the public. Fukiage Chaya teahouse along the pond’s northwestern shore is a nice place to have some tea.
Access
By Car
The best way to visit Rikugien Garden is to use private transport / sightseeing taxi in Tokyo. KingTai Travel has lots of sightseeing taxi in Tokyo with afforable price.
Rikugien’s main entrance gate is located on the eastern corner of the park about a 5-10 minute walk south of Komagome Station on the JR Yamanote Line or Namboku Subway Line. The more convenient Someimon Gate is not open to the public except during a few weeks in autumn (late November to early December) and spring (late March to early April).
HOURS & FEES
Opening Hours：
9:00 ~ 17:00 (entry until 16:30)
Evening light-up until 21:00 during autumn colors and cherry blossoms
Admission fee: 300yen
