Hamarikyu Gardens, Tokyo

Hamarikyu Gardens, Tokyo


The Hamarikyu Gardens (浜離宮恩賜庭園) is a beautiful garden and public park near the estuary of the Sumida River, as it empties into Tokyo Bay. The gardens cover 25 hectares and was first built as a retreat for the shogun's family back in 1654. It played host to US President Ulysses S. Grant when he visited in 1879 and drank green tea with Emperor Meiji in the Nakajima teahouse.

The Hamirikyu Gardens in its present incarnation was opened to the public on 1 April, 1946. The park covers an area of about 250,000 sq meters with the Shioiri Pond in the middle, and encircled by a seawater moat. Most of the structures from the Edo period had long gone, or were destroyed during the Second World War. However, the Nakajima teahouse had been faithfully reconstructed, and appears as it was seemingly afloat over the pond. Visitors can enjoy green tea and Japanese sweets here.

300-year-old pine tree at Hamarikyu Garden

Tourist Information

Hamarikyu Gardens
Opening Hours (for tourists): 9:00am-5:00pm, last entry by 4:30pm

From Hamarikyu Gardens, you can also take the Sumida River Cruise up the Sumida River to Asakusa. The The boat fare is ¥620 one way.

How to go there

Take the Oedo Line (E-19) to the Shiodome Subway Station and walk a short distance from there.

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