Special Place of Scenic Beauty

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Winter sweet

Hydrangea serratapferi

Camellia

Hydrangea macrophyl

Plum blossom

Rikugien Gardens

FLOWER CALENDER

Evergreen magnolia

Macrocarpium

Rikugien Gardens

special events, etc.

Hagi (Lespedeza)
Cluster amaryllis

Yoshino cherry blossom
Kerriajaponica

Sasanque (Camellia sasanque)
Japanese beauty berry (fruit)

Enkianthus perulatus

Rhododendron kaempferi/Rhododendron obtusum

Japanese wax tree(autumnal tints)
Maple(autumnal tints)

Rhododendron indicumYukitsuri and Shimoyoke(Winter plant protection)■ClosedYear-end holidays (December 29 to January 1)■Free admission days
Greenery Day (May 4)
Tokyo Citizen’s Day (October 1)■Guided tours (Free)(English)
1st and 3rd Sundays(Twice a day from 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.)
Rikugien Gardens OfficeTel: 03-3941-2222
6-16-3 Hon-Komagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo〒113-0021

Yukitsuri and Shimoyoke(Winter plant protection)

Admission

IndividualGroup(20 or more)

Annual passport(Rikugien)

Annual passport(Common for 9 gardens)

General

￥300

￥240

￥1,200￥4,00065 or over￥150

￥120

￥600

￥2,000②Afternoon
12：30～16：00③Whole day
9：00～16：00

Shinsen-tei, all rooms (25)

￥4,800￥4,800￥9,600Shinsen-tei ,Matsu, Tsutsuji-no-ma (17)￥3,600￥3,600￥7,200Shinsen-tei, Momiji-no-ma (8)￥1,200￥1,200￥2,400Gishun-tei, Tea room (5)￥7,400￥7,400￥14,800※Reservations are accepted from 10 a.m. of the day 6 months before.
※The rent does not include admission fee.
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Tokyo Metro Namboku Line,Komagome Sta. (2nd Exit)
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2 minutes on foot to Someimon
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Kamifuji-mae Intersection※This gate is temporarily opened
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for events, etc.

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Hama-rikyu Gardens
Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Gardens
Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens
Rikugien Gardens
Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens
Mukojima-Hyakkaen Gardens
Kiyosumi Gardens
Kyu-Furukawa Gardens
Tonogayato Gardens

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Heritage Gardens

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require regular repair works forpreservation.

Meeting rooms
for rent

General ¥４００ 65 or over ¥200

①Morning
9：00～12：00

ba○ Taking photos and making sketches
in certain areas are also prohibitedin order to preserve the buildings
and landscape.

Joint Ticket with Kyu-Furukawa Gardens

Ita○ Please refrain from entering withpets, collecting plants and animals
from the garden, use of mats, orbringing in alcoholic beverages.

Elementary school students or younger (guardian required) and middle
school students (living or attending school in Tokyo Metropolis)

Admission
freeWelcome to Cultural Heritage Gardens
Every Tokyo Metropolitan Garden is designated as a cultural heritage ofeither the State or of Tokyo, combining history, culture, and nature since
the Edo, Meiji and Taisho eras.
They are valuable properties that have survived disasters including theGreat Kanto Earthquake and the War, as well as progressing urbanization.
Your understanding and cooperation are greatly appreciated in order toallow such important properties to be left to prosper in better conditions.

Graceful daimyo garden filled with refined mind of Waka poetry【Contact】

Bloom time can vary depending on yearly weather conditions etc.

【Request from the garden】

Rikugien Gardens※Opening hours may be extended during

Crape myrtle

Weeping cherry tree

Special Place of Scenic Beauty■Garden inauguration
October 16, 1938
■Area
87,809.41㎡■HoursOpen from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(Entry closes at 4:30 p.m.)

Hydrangea involucrata

Magnolia Kobus

English ／英語For Stamping

https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/teien/en/

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Designated Administrator Public Interest Incorporated Foundation
Tokyo Metropolitan Park AssociationGarden of Waka poetry

Fujishiro-toge

The origin of the garden’s name

This is the highest artificalhill in the garden. The heightis 35m， and the top is called“Fujimi-yama” (Fuji-view peak).
From there， you can see a
panoramic view.

“Rikugien” was named after the six categories of waka poetry which
originated from ancient Chinese poems. These six categories are written inKokinshu (a collection of ancient and recent poems of the day). The garden wascalled “Mukusa-no-sono” in the Edo period, however, it is now read as “Rikugien”
with Chinese pronunciation.

Rikugien is a kaiyu-style (circuit style) daimyo garden withartifical hills and a pond that reflect the taste of the world of Wakapoetry. This garden was designed in 1702 by the lord of Kawagoe
domain, Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu, who was deeply trusted by the5th shogun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. This delicate and tranquil
garden shows us a wide range of beautiful views strolling around* Wakanoura is a bay in Wakayama pref. wellthe pond. The garden reflects 88 scenes of *Wakanoura, scenic
known as its scenic beauty.
spots that appear in Waka poems, andlandscapes written in Chinese classics.
This is a typical and representative daimyo
Maple trees
garden of the Edo period. It became a villa of thefounder of Mitsubishi, Iwasaki Yataro in 1878.
Tsutsuji-chaya
YamakageLater, the Iwasaki family donated the garden to
Zazen-seki
Zenkei-no-nagare
no-hashithe City of Tokyo in 1938. The garden is not only
Suiko-no-e
Sasagani-no-michi
a cultural heritage but a Special Place of Scenic
Maple trees
Fujishiro-toge
Beauty of the country desigenated in 1953.
Former site of Azalea

A mountain stream runs
beside the arbor, fallingthrough the rocks withsplash. From the arbor, you
can see the impressive viewsof the waterfall and rockformation. You can also enjoy
the sound of water.

Shirube-no-oka

Waka-no-ura

Tamamo-no-iso Deshio-no-minato

Rest facility/StoreImo-no-yama / Se-no-yama

Mizuwake-ishi

Two artifical hills located at Naka-no-shima， anislet in the pond. The hills represent man-woman
relationship. “Se” and “lmo” meant “Man” and“Woman” in ancient expression. This islet symbolizes
hope for fertility and family prosperity.

Shinsen-tei
Weeping Cherry Tree

Passable routes for wheel chairs

Garden Office

Horai-jima

Entrance
Main Gate

This typical stone made arch islet is bascd on the main theme of Taoist immortality.
This is a legendary island where an immortal wizard is said to live. These islands
were made in Japanese gardens to wish the eternal youth and immortality.

Guided tours in English

We recommend to join the guided tour with volunteers who can tell you thespots you must see in the garden, the story of Japanese gardens and history as
well as topics of Waka poetry.
* Twice a day from 11am and 2pm on 1st and 3rd Sundays of every month.
Time required is approximately 60 minutes. Free of charge.

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←Sengoku Sta.

Gishun-tei Naitei-daimon

50m

Hon-Komagome Sta0m

an official app to guide you around the garden

You can download our free app
with the following QR codes orby searching the stores withkeywords like “Tokyo Parksnavi”, “metropolitan garden”
etc.

Horai-jima

SekichuTakimi-chaya

Sekichu(Stone pillar)

For each of the 88 beauty spots (thesceneries associated with Waka
poetry and Chinese classics)，there
used to be a stone pillar respectively.
However, only 32 of them exist now.

Kataonami

Chidori-no-hashi

The name of this stonebridge came from a famous
poem that depicts the moon
moving in the sky as if
crossing a bridge. “to” means
crossing，“getsu” is the moon,and “kyo” means a bridge inJapanese.

ath)Takimi-chaya

Tazu-no-hashi

Eika-seki

Former site ofNii-tamamatsu
Hydrangea

Togetsukyo

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Naka-no-shima
Sekirei-seki
Daisensui※No passable
Imo-no-yama/Se-no-yama
Garyu-seki

Kinokawa-kami

TogetsukyoFukiage-no-hamaShigure-no-oka

Sasagani-no-michi

In old days， spiders were called “sasagani”， andthe same name was given to this narrow path forremaining the Yanagisawa family and the read ofwaka poetry as a thread of a spider is thin but strong.

Former site ofAsibe-chaya
Kinokawa.

Hanatoukomichi

Fukiagechaya
Fukiage-no-matsu

Somei-mon gate

Fujinami-no-hashi

Kamome-no-hashi

This teahouse was built using
azalea wood in the Meiji era. lt
survived the wars, and remains
in its original structure to thisday. Autumnal tints of maple
leaves are splendid.

Komagome Sta

AzaleaUsually closedSenrijyo(formersite oTsutsuji-chaya

Fukiage-no-mine

Ginka-tei↑↓* This islet is off-limits.

Deshio-no-minato

This is one name of the pondedges. There is a nice view ofNaka-no-shima island to theright, Horai-jima islet to theleft, and Fukiage-no-hamashore on the opposite side ofthe pond. This place wasmade to look like a port.

Naitei-daimon

This gate leads you to thecenter of the garden. Alarge weeping cherry tree
is at the nearby space.