The Hama-rikyu Gardens are among the most beautiful of their kind in Tokyo. This garden contrasts strongly with the surrounding world, i.e. new and old construction.

The public park has attractive water features, tea gazebos and beautifully landscaped trees.

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Head here in the months of February-March when the garden is colourful with rapeseed fields and plum trees, or conversely in December when the trees are beautifully coloured with autumn leaves.

Hama-rikyu Garden is a relatively small park that can be walked through in 30 minutes.

Find other gardens and parks I visited during my stay in Tokyo in our guide.

Entrance fees and opening hours

There is an entrance fee for the Hama-rikyu Gardens of 300 jpy.

• Card payment - yes
• cash payment - yes

The garden is open daily from 9:00-17:00.

How to get there

The most interesting way to get to the garden is by water bus, also called a suijo, which sails past Asakusa ( Senso-ji Temple) to Odaiba Island, where it docks at the local Statue of Liberty.

Official information can be found at suijobus.co.jp.

Hamarikyu Gardens is also easily reached by subway to Shiodome Station.

• Oedo Line - direction Edo-Tokyo Museum, Ueno Park, Shiba Park, Tokyo Tower, Nogi Shrine, Shinjuku, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
• Yurikamome Line - direction Odaiba Statue of Liberty

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