Onshi teien Archive - Tokyo Garden Tours

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 […]

Kyu-Shibarikyu Garden

Secret Garden

Kyū-Shibarikyū Garden （旧芝離宮庭園） The Kyu-Shibarikyu garden is most interesting because it was built on reclaimed land from Tokyo Bay in 1658. The daimyō Ōkubo Tadatomo had his residence here. Although it is an Edo period strolling garden, it resembles the style of Samurai-style architecture more than that of a daimyō garden. Until the end of the Edo period, the owner […]