TONOGAYATOGARDEN
Combination of Western and Japanesestyle strolling garden on Kokubunji cliff-like
rift lineTonogayato Garden
BushcloverTunnel
BambooForestLocation: Kokubunji city (20min. from
Shinjuku by local train)
Area: 21,000 m2 (5 acre),Visitors: 100 thousand per year
Trees: 2,500

Main Loan

Place of Scenic Beauty designated by
the Tokyo Metropolitan Government

JiroBenten
pond

Main building
Tonogayato garden

Tea house

Asakusa

Meiji Shrine

Main Gate
Kokubunji station

Imperial palace History:

The garden was built by Mr. Eguchi, seniordirector of Mitsubishi Zaibatsu (financialconglomerate) as a villa in 1913, thenpurchased by founder of Mitsubishi, Iwasaki
family, in 1927.
The facilities, main residence building and teashouse, were used as a villa in suburbs and guest
house.

The villa was purchased by the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government in 1974 reply torequest from local residents for preventing todevelop plan for demolishment.

The garden is featuring three different types oflandscape using unique natural terrain as edgeof the Musashino plateau.
 On the top, from the entrance and main

residence building we can enjoy scenic
spacious lawn, or western land scape garden.

 We can hike a path through steep slopes andfind natural forest and wild flowers.

 And we can watch Japanese style garden

over a pond with waterfalls and bamboo forestat the bottom. Also we can watch down
panoramatic scene from a tea house.

 Upper level (western style garden)

Upper level of the garden at the edge ofplateau, there is a main building used be a villaof Iwasaki family, currently an exhibition hall forvisitors.
From the building we can look over the gardenalso refresh ourselves by strolling through wide
space of green loan

At the corner of the loan, there is a “tunnel ofbush clover” to walk under a flower tunnel inautumn.

 Slope (cliff)

we can hike a path through steep slopes along
the alley and steps in rich natural forest andbamboo forest.
We can enjoy the nature of Musashino along
this alley we can encounter various wildflowers,
like False anemone (Anemonopsis
macrophylla), birds and insects.
In the woods, you can spend a quiet time
hearing only the voices of cicadas or birds. This
tranquility is unbelievable that we are in centerof Kokubunji.

 Bottom level (Japanese garden surroundingpond)

Typical Japanese garden, strolling around
pond, Jiro Benten pond, is located at thebottom of the cliff.

we can enjoy variety of scene by walking
around the pond, including a fountain called“Hake” at the edge of cliff-like lift line
supplying clear water to the pond.
Also we can enjoy to walk up and downalong rock steps by the cascade hearing
sound of the waterfall.

 Tea house (Observation rest area)

A former tea house of Iwasaki
family is now opened as anobservation deck.

From the tea house, we canoverview Japanese garden
spreading around the pond.
Also we can enjoy to listen sound of
Shishiodosi, or 'scaredeer’, typicalwater fountain besides of the tea
house in tranquil atmosphere.

 Nature of the garden: We can meet many flowers and insects in the garden

Anemonopsis macrophylla
False anemone
レンゲショウマ 蓮華升麻

Platycodon grandifloras
Balloon flower
キキョウ 桔梗

Crysochroa fulgidissima
Japanese jewel beetle
ヤマトタマムシ 大和玉虫

Patrinia scabiosifolia
Patrinia
オミナエシ 女郎花Hyalessa maculaticus
robust cicada
ミンミンゼミみんみん蝉

Lespedeza bicolor
Bush clover
ハギ 萩

Plestiodon japonicus
Japanese five-lined skink
ニホントカゲ 日本蜥蜴