Park & Garden
Rikugi-en
📍 Rikugi-en, Tokyo, Japan
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Quick Facts
- Location
- Japan, Tokyo
- Category
- Park & Garden
- Duration
- 1-2 hours
- Ticket Price
- About 300 yen
- Address
- Rikugi-en, Tokyo, Japan
- Coordinates
- 35.7300, 139.7520
Introduction
Rikugi-en is an Edo-period strolling garden in Bunkyo, Tokyo, completed in 1702 for the daimyo Yagyū Yoshiyasu. Named and designed on waka poetry principles, its central pond, Shinji-no-ike, has a loop of about one kilometre; weeping cherries and autumn leaves make it a Tokyo classic.
✨ Highlights
1
Poetry garden
Named and designed on Manyōshū and waka ideas.
2
Weeping cherry
The great shidare-zakura is a sakura-season icon.
3
Pond loop
About a one-kilometre circuit around the pond, fine all year.
🛈 Practical Info
→Location：6-16-3 Honkomagome, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
→Time needed：About 1.5 hours
→Ticket Information：About 300 yen
💡 Tips
• About seven minutes' walk from Komagome Station.
• The weeping cherry peaks late March to early April.
• Autumn colours and evening illuminations are worth chasing.
FAQ
How much is the admission for Rikugi-en?
About 300 yen
Any practical tips for visiting Rikugi-en?
About seven minutes' walk from Komagome Station. The weeping cherry peaks late March to early April.
How long should I spend at Rikugi-en?
A typical visit takes 1-2 hours.
