Hamarikyu Garden
Hamarikyū Teien （浜離宮恩賜庭園）
The Hamarikyu garden was built during the Edo period (1603 – 1868) as a leisure place for the Shogun.
Therefore it was built directly next to Tokyo Bay on swampland and featured a gorgeous view on the sea and towards the mountains.
There are several duck hunting sites, teahouses, and other facilities which entertained the Shogun.
This garden is famous for:
- The teahouses
- The tidal pond
- The duck hunting sites
- The Cherry blossoms
- The Peony blossoms
- The seasonal flower fields
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- The matsu no ochaya, the pine teahouse at the shore of Hamarikyu’s tidal pond.
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- Plum blossoms.
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- Details of a bamboo fence.
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- Winter protection/ decoration for the pine trees in Hamarikyu Garden.
More information and a digital guidebook are available on the website of Real Japanese Gardens.