Hama-rikyu Gardens
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Featuring a tidal pond with water drawn from Tokyo Bay and duck hunting grounds, Hama-rikyu Gardens is the garden of the Tokugawa Shogunate family, and functioned as the branch castle of the Edo Castle during the Edo era. It's said that the garden's current form was completed during the reign of the 11th-generation Shogun, Ienari. After the Meiji Restoration, it became the detached palace of the imperial family, and was renamed Hama-rikyu.
View scenic routes that include this spot
WATER TAXI CRUISE

More Information about Hama-rikyu Gardens
Street address
- 1-1, Hamarikyu-teien, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Access
Route1
- <Otemon Gate>
7 minutes by foot from Tsukijishijo Station or Shiodome Station on the Toei Subway Oedo Line/ Shiodome Station on the Yurikamome Line
- <Otemon Gate>
Route2
- <Naka-no-gomon Gate>
5 minutes by foot from Shiodome Station on the Yurikamome Line
- <Naka-no-gomon Gate>
Opening Hours
- 9:00-16:30 (Close at 17:00)
Closed
- December 29 - January 1
Best season
- Mar., Apr., May, Oct., Nov.
Point
- Regular guided tours are provided.
Japanese-speaking guides: Saturday, Sunday, and national holiday 11:00・14:00
English-speaking guides: Saturday, Sunday, and second and fourth Monday 11:00
update: Dec.25.2024

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