Hama-rikyū Gardens is a metropolitan garden in Chūō ward, Tokyo, Japan. Located at the mouth of the Sumida River, it was opened to the public on April 1, 1946. A landscaped garden of 250,216 m² includes Shioiri-no-ike, and the garden is surrounded by a seawater moat filled by Tokyo Bay. It was remodeled as a public garden on the site of a villa belonging to the ruling Tokugawa family in the 17th century.
At the centre of Shioiri-no-ike is a teahouse, reached by two bridges, where visitors can enjoy refreshments, such as matcha and Japanese sweets, in the tea-ceremony style. The garden includes a peony garden, a plum tree grove and fields with flowers for every season. Japanese falconry and aikido are demonstrated at New Year.
Last admission at 4:30 pm.
General admission: 300 JPY
Seniors (65+): 150 JPY
Primary school children and younger: free
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama-rikyū_Gardens
Official website http://teien.tokyo-park.or.jp/en/hama-rikyu/outline.html
Address 1-1 Hamarikyuteien, Chuo, Tokyo 104-0046, Japan
Coordinates 35°39'35.841" N 139°45'48.608" E
