This time, we received special permission to take drone footage of Hama-rikyu Gardens.
*Drone photography is normally prohibited in this area.
*These videos and images have been taken after obtaining all necessary applications and permissions.
What is Hama-rikyu Garden?
This is a typical feudal lord garden from the Edo period, with a tide pond and two duck ponds. A tide pond is a pond in which seawater is introduced to change its appearance according to the tides, a style commonly used in seaside gardens.
The Kyu-Shiba Rikyu Gardens, Kiyosumi Gardens, and Kyu-Yasuda Gardens were also tidal ponds in the past. However, this is the only pond where seawater actually flows in and out today.
Until the Kan'ei era (1624-1644), this area was the Shogun's falconry grounds, and was covered with reeds. The first person to build a mansion here was Matsudaira Tsunashige, the younger brother of the fourth Shogun, Ietsuna, and the Minister of Kofu. In 1654, Tsunashige received permission from the Shogun to reclaim land from the sea and build a villa called Kofu Hamayashiki. Later, when Tsunashige's son, Tsunatoyo (Ienobu), became the sixth Shogun, the mansion became the Shogun's villa and the name was changed to Hamagoten.
Since then, the garden has been renovated and remodeled several times by successive shoguns, and the garden as we see it today was completed during the time of the 11th shogun, Ienari.
After the Meiji Restoration, it became a detached palace for the Imperial Family, and was renamed Hama-rikyu. Later, due to the Great Kanto Earthquake and war damage, valuable buildings such as the teahouse were burned down and trees were damaged, leaving little trace of its former self, but on November 3, 1945, it was donated to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and after renovation, it was opened to the public for a fee in April, 1946. Based on the national Cultural Properties Protection Act, it was designated as a national Place of Scenic Beauty and Historic Site in December, 1948, and as a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and Special Historic Site, including the surrounding water surface, in November, 1952.
Spring: Camellia, forsythia, wisteria, flowering peach, azalea, white lamium, Satozakura, peony
Summer…Satsuki, Japanese iris, hydrangea, trumpet creeper, crape myrtle, day lily, bush clover, wild ginger, hosta
Autumn: Sweet osmanthus, holly osmanthus, camellia
Winter…Plum, October cherry, Wintersweet
access
12 minutes walk from Shinbashi Station
5 minutes walk from Shiodome Station Exit 10
1-1 Hamarikyu Gardens, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0046
Opening hours
9:00am - 5:00pm (entry until 4:30pm)
Closed Days
Year-end and New Year holidays (December 29th to January 1st of the following year)
*The park may be open on closed days or with extended hours during events and Golden Week.
*Cultural properties are valuable assets that should be passed on to future generations, and in order to protect them, regular preservation and repair work is required. We ask for your understanding and cooperation.
*Hama-rikyu Gardens has been designated a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and a Special Historic Site under the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties (Article 2) as a Japanese garden of great artistic and aesthetic value, and as it forms the basis for future cultural advancement and development, it is a facility where many people can quietly enjoy the gardens, with the utmost care in order to ensure that it is properly preserved. Therefore, pets are not allowed in the gardens.
The website isHere
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★Hama Rikyu Gardens and nine other gardens are jointly owned with the Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association.
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