This time, we received special permission to take drone footage of the Kyu-Shiba 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 the Kyu-Shiba Rikyu Garden?
Along with Koishikawa Korakuen, it is one of the daimyo gardens from the early Edo period that remain in Tokyo today. It is a garden that well represents the characteristics of a stroll-style pond garden, and the layout of the garden sections and stones centered around the pond is extremely excellent.
The land, which had been reclaimed from the sea around the Meireki period (1655-1658), was bestowed upon the senior councilor Okubo Tadatomo by the fourth shogun, Ietsuna, in 1678.
It is said that when Tadatomo built his mansion, he called in a gardener from his feudal domain of Odawara to create a garden. The garden was called "Rakujuen."
After passing through several owners, the garden became the Shiba Oyashiki of the Kishu Tokugawa family at the end of the Edo period. In 1871, it became the property of the Arisugawa family, and in 1875, it was purchased by the Ministry of the Imperial Household, and in 1876, it became Shiba Rikyu. The villa suffered extensive damage to its buildings and trees during the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923.
In January of the following year, 1924, it was bestowed upon the city of Tokyo as a gift to commemorate the marriage of the Crown Prince (Emperor Showa), and the grounds were restored and developed, and opened to the public in April of the same year. In June of 1979, it was designated a national "Place of Scenic Beauty" under the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties.
Spring: Wisteria, Satsuki, Spiraea, Cherry Blossoms
Summer…Japanese iris, bellflower, and sea cucumber
Autumn...Autumn leaves (dogwood, euonymus, hazel, maple, zelkova, cherry), Japanese silverleaf
Winter…Plum
access
⚫︎1 minute walk from the north exit of Hamamatsucho Station on the JR Yamanote Line or Keihin Tohoku Line
⚫︎3 minutes walk from Daimon Station (E20) on the Toei Subway Oedo Line
⚫︎3 minutes walk from Daimon (A09) on the Toei Asakusa Line
⚫︎10 minutes walk from Yurikamome "Takeshiba" station
1-4-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0022
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.
*The Kyu-Shiba Rikyu Gardens have been designated as a Place of Scenic Beauty under the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties (Article 2) as a garden of high artistic or aesthetic value, and as a foundation for future cultural advancement and development, they are a facility where many people can quietly enjoy the gardens with careful attention so that they can be properly preserved. Therefore, pets are not allowed in the gardens. In addition, feeding carp and other animals, and collecting or taking out plants and animals are prohibited in the gardens.
The website isHere
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★The nine gardens, including the Kyushiba Rikyu Garden, are jointly owned with the Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association.
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