Rikugien Garden
| Rikugi-en | |
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| 六義園 | |
A view of the Rikugi-en Garden from the Fujishiro-toge hill
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| Location | Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo |
| Area | 87,809.41 m2 (945,172.6 sq ft) |
| Created | 1938 |
| Operated by | Tokyo metropolitan parks |
| Parking | None |
| Public transit access | Komagome Station |
| Website | Official website (Japanese) |
Rikugien Garden (六義園 Rikugi-en?) is a Tokyo metropolitan park in Bunkyō-ku. The name Rikugi-en means Garden of the Six Principles of Poetry which comes from the idea of the six elements in waka poetry while en means garden or park. The park consists of a small pond, trees, and a hill. The traditional Japanese garden within the park is a tourist attraction.
The construction of the park took place between 1695 and 1702 and was headed by Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu by permission of the fifth shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi and is a typical example of a garden from the Edo period. After the death of Yanagisawa it was neglected. The founder of Mitsubishi, Iwasaki Yatarō bought the garden in 1878 and restored it.
In 1938, it was donated to the Tokyo City government. It was specified as a special place of scenic beauty (特別名勝 tokubetsu meishō?) by the Japanese government in 1953.
The park is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is a short walk from Komagome Station on the JR Yamanote line and the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line. There are no parking lots.
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