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Tokyo: Parks and Gardens

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Contents

1 Gardens 1.1 Hamarikyu 1.2 Kiyosumi 1.3 Rikugien 1.4 Kyu-Furukawa 1.5 Botanical Garden 1.6 Koishikawa Korakuen 1.7 Mukojima Hyakkaen 1.8 Tonogayato 1.9 Shinjuku Gyoen 1.10 Kokyo Higashi Gyoen 2 Parks 2.1 Yoyogi 2.2 Ueno 2.3 Hibiya 2.4 Yumenoshima 2.5 Kasai Rinkai 2.6 Inokashira 2.7 Koganei 2.8 Hikarigaoka 2.9 Showa Kinen

1. Gardens 庭園

Hamarikyu Onshi Teien 浜離宮恩賜庭園

Opening date Land area Number of trees Variety of plants Opening hours Admission fee Address Nearest station

1 April 1946 250,165 m2 Tall trees : 6,077 / Shrubs : 2,085 / Lawn : 81,201 m2 Black pines, plum trees, camellias, maples (momiji), elms, irises, hydrangeas, wax trees, bamboo grass, cherry trees, crape myrtles, amaryllises, peonies. 9am-5pm (last entry 4:30pm). Closed from 29 December to 3 January 300 yen Hamarikyu Teien, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 2min walk from Shiodome (Oedo-line), 7min walk from Tsukiji-Shijo (Oedo-line) or Shimbashi (Ginza, Asakusa and JR lines)

Kiyosumi Teien 清澄庭園

Opening date Land area Number of trees Variety of plants Opening hours Admission fee Address Nearest station

24 July 1932 81,091 m2 Tall trees : 4,224 / Shrubs : 13,414 + 8,861 m2 / Lawn : 18,103 m2 Black pines, cherry trees, azaleas, hydrangeas, irises 9am-5pm (last entry 4:30pm). Closed from 29 December to 1 January 150 yen Kiyosumi 2 and 3-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo 3min walk from Kiyosumi-Shirakawa (Oedo & Hanzomon lines)

Rikugi-en 六義園

Opening date Land area Number of trees Variety of plants Opening hours Admission fee Address Nearest station

16 October 1938 (laid in 1695) 87,809 m2 Trees : 6,340 / Shrubbery : 28,700 m2 / Lawn : 246,499 m2 Pines, maples (momiji), zelkova, elms, dogwoods, camphor trees, castanopsis sieboldii, idesia polucarpa, azaleas, plum trees, camelias, weeping cherry trees, evergreen magnolia, bush clovers, sasanquas, etc. 9am-5pm (last entry 4:30pm). Closed from 29 December to 3 January 300 yen Hon-komagome 6-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 7min walk from Komagome (Namboku and JR lines), 10min walk from Sengoku (Mita line)

Kyu-Furukawa Teien 旧古河庭園

Opening date Land area Number of trees Variety of plants Opening hours Admission fee Address Nearest station

30 April 1956 30,780 m2 Tall trees : 2,400 / Shrubs : 2,400 / Lawn : 1,500 m2 Maples (momiji), roses, cherry trees, plum trees, azaleas, irises, peonies, bottle bushes, spider lilies, sasanquas, wax trees, camellias 9am-5pm (last entry 4:30pm). Closed from 29 December to 1 January 150 yen Nishigahara 1-chome, Kita-ku, Tokyo 7min walk from Nishigahara (Namboku line), Kami-Nakazato (JR lines)

Koshikikawa Botanical Garden 小石川植物園

Opening date Land area Number of trees Variety of plants Opening hours Admission fee Address Nearest station

1877 16 hectare Tall trees : 4,030 / Shrubs : 168 + 17,700 m2 / Lawn : 1,300 m2 Plum trees, cherry trees, azaleas, camellias, maples, Japanese primroses, bonsai trees, alpine plants... 9am-4:30pm (last entry 4pm). Closed from 29 December to 3 January, and Mondays (if public holidays, then Tuesday); Greenhouse open from 1 to 3pm on Tuesday and Wednesday only. 330 yen 3-7-1 Hakusan, Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo A shorth walk from Myogadani station (Marunouchi line) or Hakusan station (Toei Mita line)

Koshikikawa Korakuen 小石川後楽園

Opening date Land area Number of trees Variety of plants Opening hours Admission fee Address Nearest station

3 April 1938 70,847 m2 Tall trees : 4,030 / Shrubs : 168 + 17,700 m2 / Lawn : 1,300 m2 Pines, maples (momiji), weeping cherry trees, Yoshino cherry trees, yellow cherry trees, plum trees, azaleas, wisterias, hydrangeas, irises, amaryllises, water lilies, lotuses, nutmeg trees 9am-5pm (last entry 4:30pm). Closed from 29 December to 1 January 300 yen Koraku 1-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 2min walk from Iidabashi (Oedo-line, Exit 6), 8min walk JR Iidabashi (JR, Tozai, Yurakucho & Namboku lines), 8min walk from Korakuen (Marunouchi & Namboku lines)

Mukojima Hyakka-en 向島百花園

Opening date Land area Number of trees Variety of plants Opening hours Admission fee Address Nearest station

8 July 1939 (laid between 1804 and 1830) 10,885 m2 Tall trees : 1,040 / Shrubs : 550 Dogtooth violets, bush clovers, various kind of plants and flowers, plum trees 9am-5pm (last entry 4:30pm). Closed from 29 December to 3 January 150 yen Higashi-mukojima 3-chome, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 8min walk from Higashi-mukojima (Tobu Isesaki line), 13min walk from Keisei Hikifune (Keisei Oshiage line).

Tonogayato Teien 殿ヶ谷戸庭園

Opening date Land area Number of trees Variety of plants Opening hours Admission fee Address Nearest station

1 April 1979 (laid between 1913 and 1915) 21,123 m2 Tall trees : 1,700 / Shrubs : 800 / Lawn : 4,000 m2 Maples (momiji), red pines, azaleas, wisterias, etc. 9am-5pm (last entry 4:30pm). Closed from 29 December to 1 January 150 yen Minamimachi 2-chome, Kokubunji city, Tokyo 2min walk from Kokubunji (JR Chuo line)

Shinjuku Gyoen 新宿御苑

Opening date Land area Variety of plants Opening hours Admission fee Address Nearest station

1872 583,000 m2 Maples (momiji), cherry trees, gingko trees, sycamores, chrysanthemums, azaleas, etc. 9am-4:30pm (last entry 4pm). Closed on Mondays (or Tuedays if Monday is a national holiday). Closed from 29 December to 3 January 200 yen 11 Naito-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 5min walk from Shinjuku-Gyoen-mae (Marunouchi line), 10min walk from Shinjuku station (Marunouchi, Oedo, Shinjuku, Keio, Odakyu, JR lines)

Kokyo Higashi Gyoen (Imperial Palace East Gardens) 皇居東御苑

Opening date Land area Variety of plants Opening hours Admission fee Address Nearest station

29 January 1960 210,000 m2 Pines, cypreses, plum trees, azaleas, irises, gardenias, citruses, yuzuriha, etc. 9am-4pm (Nov-Feb until 3:30pm). Closed on weekends, but open on national holidays (except 23 Dec). Closed from 28 December to 3 Januray. Free Kokyo Higashi Gyoen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1min walk from Otemachi Exit C10 (Marunouchi, Tozai, Hanzomon, Chiyoda & Mita lines)

2. Parks 公園

Yoyogi Koen 代々木公園

Opening date Land area Number of trees Variety of plants Address Nearest station

20 October 1967 540,529 m2 Tall trees : 15,382 / Shrubs : 92,689 / Lawn : 200,689 m2 Sawara cypress, Zelkova trees, Himalayan cedars, osmanthus, oleanders, azaleas, gingkos, cherry trees, pines, konara oaks, etc. Yoyogi Kamisonocho/Jinnan 2-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 3min walk from Harajuku (JR line) or Yoyogi Koen (Chiyoda line), 6min walk from Yoyogi Hachiman (Odakyu line)

Ueno Onshi Koen 上野恩賜公園

Opening date Land area Number of trees Variety of plants Address Nearest station

19 October 1874 533,981 m2 Tall trees : 8,650 / Shrubs : 86,800 Cherry trees, gingkos, azaleas, lotuses, etc. Ueno Koen/Ikenohata 3-chome, Taito-ku, Tokyo 2min walk from Ueno (JR, Ginza & Hibiya lines), 1min walk from Keisei Ueno (Keisei line)

Hibiya Koen 日比谷公園

Opening date Land area Number of trees Variety of plants Address Nearest station

1 June 1904 161,636 m2 Tall trees : 4,278 / Shrubs : 4,074 / Lawn : 14,112 Plum trees, pines, gingkos, azaleas, flowering dogwood. Hibiya Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 2min walk from Kasumigaseki (Marunouchi & Chiyoda lines), 8min walk from Yurakucho (Yurakoucho & JR lines)

Yume no shima koen 夢の島公園

Opening date Land area Number of trees Variety of plants Address Nearest station

1 October 1978 433,212 m2 Tall trees : 13,840 / Shrubs : 51,023 / Lawn : 115,151 m2 Eucalyptuses, acacias, elms, camphor trees, canary palm trees, black pines, cedars Yumenoshima, Koto-ku, Tokyo 7min walk from Shin-Kiba (JR Keiyo, Yurakucho & Rinkai Line), 7min walk from Yumenoshima bus stop (Toei Bus, to Shin-Kiba) from Toyocho (Tozai line).

Kasai Rinkai Koen 葛西臨海公園

Opening date Land area Address Nearest station

1 June 1989 795,831 m2 Rinkai-cho 6-chome, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo 1min walk from Kasai Rinkai Koen (JR Keiyo line), about 15min ride on Toei bus from Nishi-Kasai or Kasai (Tozai line)

Inokashira Onshi Koen 井の頭恩賜公園

Opening date Land area Number of trees Variety of plants Address Nearest station

1 May 1918 383,773 m2 Tall trees : 11,060 / Shrubs : 12,800 / Lawn : 10,000 m2 Cherry trees, cypresses, red pines, azaleas Gotenyama 1-chome, Kichijoji Minami-cho 1-chome, Musashino city, Inokashira 3~5-chome, Shimorenjaku 1-chome, Mure 4-chome, Mitaka city, Tokyo 5min walk from Kichijoji (JR Chuo line), 1minwalk from Inokashira Koen (Keio Inokashira line)

Koganei koen 小金井公園

Opening date Land area Number of trees Variety of plants Address Nearest station

14 January 1954 774,738 m2 Tall trees : 26,500 / Shrubs : 85,700 / Lawn : 135,000 m2 Cherry trees, plum trees, flowering dogwoods, magnolias, osmanthus, koanar oaks, azaleas, etc. Sakuramachi 3-chome, Sekinomachi 1 and 2-chome, Koganei city, Hana Koganei Minami-cho 3-chome, Kodaira city, Mukodai 6-chome, Nishi Tokyo city, Tokyo Koganei Koen Nishiguchi bus stop on Seibu bus from Musashikoganei(JR Chuo Line), Edo Tokyo Tatemono Mae bus stop, Koganei Koen Mae bus stop, or Sports Center Mae bus stop on Kanto bus from Musashikoganei

Hikarigaoka koen 光が丘公園

Opening date Land area Number of trees Variety of plants Address Nearest station

26 December 1981 607,823 m2 Tall trees : 16,300 / Shrubs : 60,200 / Lawn : 76,000 m2 Himalayan cedars, elms, azaleas, hydrangeas, etc. Hikarigaoka 2~4-chome, Asahicho 2-chome, Nerima-ku, Akatsukashinmachi 3-chome, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 5min walk from Hikarigaoka, (Oedo line), 14min walk from Narimasu (Yurakucho & Tobu Tojo lines)

Showa Kinen Koen 昭和記念公園

Opening date Land area Variety of plants Opening hours Admission fee Address Nearest station

26 October 1983 1,380,000 m2 (138 hectares) Maples (momiji), gingko trees, sasanquas, sage, camellias, chocolate cosmos, pampas grass, etc. 9:30am-5pm (Nov-Feb until 4:30pm). Closed on 31 Dec, 1 Januray and fourth Monday/Tuesday in February. 400 yen 3173 Midori-cho Tachikawa City Tokyo 3min walk from Nishi Tachikawa station (JR Ohme line), 10min walk from Higashinakagami station (JR Ohme line) 10min walk from Tachikawa Kita station (Tama Urban Monorail), 15min walk from Tachikawa station (JR Chuo line), 25min walk from Musashisunagawa station (Seibu Haijima line).