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Gardens and Parks

1654. Standing near the
Ikebukuro
TOSHIMA- Hon-Komagome 1 mile garden entrance is a
KU BUNKYO- EXPRESSWAY NO.1 large black pine, planted
KU Ueno
Takada EXPRESSW AY NO.5 Park Asakusa in 1704, a miraculous
survivor of earthquakes,
Ueno TAITO-
Okubo KU fires, and air raids.
SHINJUKU- EXPWY NO.6 The most interesting
KU Kanda feature of this large
Shinjuku Ichigaya EXPWY NO.7 garden is a tidal pond
Yoyogi CHIYODA- that brings in saltwater
KU
EXPWY NO. 4 fish (see p82).
CHUO- E XPWY N O.9
KU
Ginza Hibiya Park
Jingumae Akasaka KOTO- 3
SHIBUYA- Tsukiji KU Part of a feudal
KU EXPRESSWAY NO.3 estate converted into a
Shibuya Roppongi
MINATO- Harumi military parade ground,
EXPWY NO.2 KU Hibiya Park was Japan’s
Ebisu EXPWY NO.1 0 km 2 first Western-style park
Shirokane 0 miles 2 when it opened in 1903.
A lawn, rose garden,
Canadian Embassy
1 bandstand, and theater occupy the
Garden
center of the park. A pond, with its
MAP C5 • Canadian Embassy, 4F, 7-3- original fountain in the shape of a
38 Akasaka, Minato-ku • 5412-6200 heron, and a giant wisteria trellis
• Open 9:30am–5pm Mon–Fri are tucked away in the western
Built across an upper terrace of corner (see p81).
the building, this stone garden was
Mukojima Hyakka-
created by Masuno Shunmyo, one of 4
the most inno vative garden designers en Garden
working in Japan today. The stone MAP D1 • 3-18-3 Higashi-Mukojima,
garden symbolizes, through the use Sumida-ku • 3611-8705 • Open
of stones brought from Hiroshima to 9am–5pm • Adm
represent the ancient rocks that form This little-visited Edo-period garden
the Canadian Shield, the relationship was completed in 1804 close to
between Japan and Canada. Sumida River (see pp16–17), a district
of temples and teahouses serving as
Hama Rikyu Garden
2 the focal point for a refined social
An original Edo-period
and cultural life.
garden, Hama Rikyu dates from
Kiyosumi-teien Garden
5
MAP H4 • 3-3-9 Kiyosumi,
Koto-ku • 3641-5892 • Open 9am–
5pm • Adm
Rare rocks were shipped from all
over the country in steam ships to
create this garden, which was once
part of an estate owned by a rich
timber merchant. A traditional tea-
house overlooks a large pond and
islets, where you can spot fish and
turtles. Another eye-catching feature
is an artificial hill, shaped into the
Hama Rikyu Garden likeness of Mount Fuji.
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