Hama-rikyū Gardens

Hama-rikyū Gardens
Hama-rikyu Gardens (浜離宮恩賜庭園, Hama-rikyū Onshi Teien)
Hama-rikyū Gardens seen from Shiodome
Type	Urban park
Location	Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates	35°39′36″N 139°45′43″E / 35.660°N 139.762°E / 35.660; 139.762
Area	250,215.72 square metres (61.82965 acres)
Created	April 1, 1946
Special National Historic Site of Japan Special National Place of Scenic Beauty

Hama-rikyū Gardens (浜離宮恩賜庭園, Hama-rikyū Onshi Teien) is a metropolitan garden in Chūō ward, Tokyo, Japan. Located at the mouth of the Sumida River, it was opened to the public on April 1, 1946. A landscaped garden of 250,216 m² includes Shioiri-no-ike (Tidal Pond), and the garden is surrounded by a seawater moat filled by Tokyo Bay. It was remodeled as a public garden on the site of a villa belonging to the ruling Tokugawa family in the 17th century.

At the centre of Shioiri-no-ike is a teahouse, reached by two bridges, where visitors can enjoy refreshments, such as

are demonstrated at New Year.

History

In 1654,

Bakumatsu period

, the site was turned over to the Tokugawa Navy as a training ground. In 1867, the shogunate erected a western-style stone building as a place for foreign diplomats to stay when visiting Edo.

After the

Tokyo Metropolis and was opened as a public garden in April 1946. In 1952, it was designated as a Special National Historic Site and also as a Special National Place of Scenic Beauty.^[3]

Various teahouses have been reconstructed in the 2010s.

Access

Visitors can access the garden via either of the two northern gates or via the

water bus) on a 35-minute ride from Asakusa

.

Main Exit

• Tsukijishijō Station (Toei Ōedo Line) - 7 minutes walk
• Shiodome Station (Toei Ōedo Line) - 7 minutes walk
• Shiodome Station (Yurikamome Line) - 7 minutes walk
• Shimbashi Station (Toei Asakusa Line) - 12 minutes walk

Middle Exit

• Shiodome Station (Toei Ōedo Line) - 5 minutes walk
• Hamamatsuchō Station (Yamanote Line) - 15 minutes walk

Water Bus

• Tokyo Cruise Ship ( Water Bus) arrives at and departs from inside the garden.

The water bus ticket includes admission to the garden.

Gallery

• 
  Pine trees near the water
• 
  Autumn leaves
• 
  Teahouse near the seawater pond
• 
  The pond
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See also

• List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Tōkyō)
• Statue of Umashimadenomikoto

References

1. ^ "Hamarikyu Gardens". Meet The Cities.
2. ISBN 023112340X
   .
3. ^ "旧浜離宮庭園" [kyu-Hama-rikyu] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hama-rikyū Garden.

• Hama-rikyu Gardens - Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association
• Hama-rikyu Gardens - Go Tokyo (Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau)
• Hama-rikyu Gardens Gallery
• "Tokyo Cruise Ship ( Water Bus)" - Hamarikyu official website