Kyu-Shiba-Rikyu Garden

Information

Kyu-Shiba-Rikyu Garden is one of the oldest existing Daimyo (feudal lord) gardens dating back to the Edo era (1603 – 1868). It is a Japanese-style garden with ancient rockwork and a pond that used to be connected to the Tokyo Bay. It is a traditional Japanese garden of “a landscape style with artificial hills and fountains”.
The 43,000 square meters garden was constructed by Okubo Tadatomo in 1678, and it took 8 years to complete. The garden has been open to the public since 1924.

Opening Hours

9:00 – 17:00 (Admission until 16:30)

Closed

December 29 – January 3

Price / Entrance Fee

150 yen (General, Adult)
Admission Free (Child)

Access / Public Transport

Short walk from JR Hamamatsucho Station
5 minutes walk from Daimon Station on the Toei Asakusa Line (A09) or Toei Oedo Line (E20)

Address / Location

1-4-1, Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0022

Tweets

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Cheap Japan @cheapjpn - 2019-03-24: @dpmentor @Tokyonobo I recommend here for sakura viewing. I just remembered that I went here 2 years ago. It's a be… https://t.co/KLhaOSLDJh
浜離宮恩賜庭園 @HamarikyuGarden - 2019-03-19: Do you know there is a smaller #garden (called Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Gardens) within walking distance (about 15 min.) of… https://t.co/4ok9zyn8m1
EIRE Systems @EIRE_Systems - 2018-11-28: Some Autumn snaps we took at Kyu Shiba Rikyu, a splendid Japanese garden not far from our Tamachi office.

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旧芝離宮恩賜庭園 @Kyushibarikyu - 2018-11-17: Camellia hiemalis are blooming in this garden.#kyu-shiba rikyu gaedens #japanese garden https://t.co/XDPQMrcrqe
Thrift Landscapes @ThriftLandscape - 2018-10-30: The Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden and the Rikugien Gardens. The former has a hill built where the Meiji Emperor could look… https://t.co/sZxQm1nNaS
Real JapaneseGardens @RealJapanGarden - 2018-09-22: Kyū-Shiba-Rikyū Teien （旧芝離宮庭園）is a former imperial garden in southern Tokyo. It is a typical pond strolling garden… https://t.co/PlvoWCLG8m
🌀baufinanciaphaster @bauhiniacapital - 2018-05-01: It is one of several well-known gardens within Tokyo, the other great ones likely being Kiyosumi Teien, Koishikawa… https://t.co/9RgTmr06sr
SIBOMANA Jean Bosco @sibomanaxyz999 - 2018-02-23: JAPAN: A businessman stands at a pond in the Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Garden on a warm and sunny day in Tokyo, Japan, March… https://t.co/y3xK2wx2Ms
浜離宮恩賜庭園 @HamarikyuGarden - 2018-01-09: Do you know that you can actually get to Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Gardens, a sister garden of Hama-rikyu Gardens, from Naka-… https://t.co/EOMIbnPRge
Kamini like harmony @KaminiPather - 2017-11-16: Remembering the stroll through Kyu-Shiba-Rikyu Garden in #Tokyo. It was the former imperial… https://t.co/UGl14RtLly
Animesh Bordoloi @fedanimesh - 2017-05-26: View of the Tokyo tower from the Kyu shiba rikyu garden.

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Tokyonobo @Tokyonobo - 2017-05-06: The Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden is a small but beautiful Japanese-style garden despite of being surrounded with tall bui… https://t.co/SthnqV4W5z
Tokyo Direct Guide @TokyoDirect_Tw - 2017-05-02: Wisterias & Peonies in Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden are so beautiful now! FB Album >> https://t.co/XAvy9CwmzW #travel #tokyo #japan #flowers
Jonelle Patrick @jonellepatrick - 2017-03-08: I thought the plums were finished, but Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden still had a few glorious trees! https://t.co/3XizHhWBQA
Scott L. Fritchie @slfritchie - 2017-02-03: Strolling the Kyu-Shiba-Rikyu garden with Louise, admiring the gnarled pines, watching the Shinkansen stream by. https://t.co/gPQZwEQK0A
Oakhouse Tokyo @oakhousetokyo - 2016-08-23: The Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden, a green oasis surrounded by tall buildings in #Tokyo

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Martin @jpidoldeath - 2016-08-10: At Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden and there are no idols, rather disappointing.
Mitchell Finn @mfinn086 - 2016-07-09: Raining morning. Decided to relax in the Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden. Really beautiful place. #Travel #Japan #Garden https://t.co/N1Mf3yhRcZ
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Reuters India @ReutersIndia - 2016-03-21: A man stands at a pond in the Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Garden, Tokyo. More photos & slideshows - https://t.co/rBefUIaTWa https://t.co/tN4DCTMf65
Boateng Duka Kofi @DukaKofi - 2016-03-19: A businessman stands beside a pond in the Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Garden on a warm and sunny day in Tokyo, Japan https://t.co/SdpTsHQEzg