basic information

Rikugien is one of Tokyo's most beautiful, Japanese style landscape gardens. Built around 1700 by Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu, Rikugien literally means "six poems garden" and reproduces in miniature 88 scenes from famous poems.

Rikugien is quite a spacious garden with a central pond, islands, forested areas, man made hills and several teahouses. It takes about an hour to cover the garden's whole network of walking paths at a leisurely speed.

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how to get there

The Someimon Gate of Rikugien is a few steps south of Komagome Station on the JR Yamanote Line or Namboku Subway Line.

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hours and fees

Hours:	9:00 to 17:00 (entry until 16:30)
Closed:	December 29 to January 1
Admission:	300 yen

news and reports

	Tokyo Cherry Blossom Report April 10, 2009
	Tokyo Cherry Blossom Report April 6, 2009
	Tokyo Cherry Blossom Report April 2, 2009
	Tokyo Cherry Blossom Report March 31, 2009
	Tokyo Cherry Blossom Report March 29, 2009
	Tokyo Cherry Blossom Report March 26, 2009

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40th of 48 most visited sights in Tokyo.
192nd of 509 most visited sights nationwide.

Rating by users:		recommended (85/100, 33 votes)
Rating by staff:		recommended
Overall Rating:		outstanding

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