Hamarikyu Gardens

Hama Rikyu Gardens as seen from Shiodome

Hama-rikyū in 1863, Photo by Felice Beato

Autumn leaves in Hama Rikyu

The Hama Rikyu teahouse in the seawater pond

Hamarikyu Gardens (浜離宮恩賜庭園, Hama-rikyū Onshi Teien) is a public park in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Located at the mouth of the Sumida River, it was opened April 1, 1946. The park is a 250,165 m² landscaped garden surrounding Shioiri Pond, the park itself surrounded by a seawater moat filled by Tokyo Bay. It was remodeled as a public garden park on the site of a villa of the Shogun Tokugawa family in the 17th century.

Visitors can also enjoy refreshment at a teahouse in Nakashima located in the middle of the pond in the garden that offers matcha and Japanese sweets in a tea-ceremony style. A peony garden, plum tree grove and cosmos fields have flowers for every season. Japanese falconry and aikido are demonstrated at New Year.

Access

Visitors can access the park via either of the two northern gates or via the Tokyo Cruise Ship (water bus) as 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 Mizube Line arrives at and departs from inside the park.
• Tokyo Cruise Ship ( Water Bus) arrives at and departs from inside the park.

The price of the water bus ticket includes admission to the park.

See also

• List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association
• Hama-rikyu Gardens Gallery
• "Tokyo Cruise Ship ( Water Bus)" - Hamarikyu official website
• Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association official website (English)