Rikugien was built in 1695 by Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa, a feudal lord who was highly respected by Tsunayoshi Tokugawa, the fifth Tokugawa Shogun, as his own residence.
In 1695, a hill was built on a flat area of about 27,000 tsubo (about 7,000 m2) by heaping up earth, and a pond was dug by draining water from the Senkawa River.
The garden is designated as a special place of scenic beauty.
The azalea flowers are particularly famous and symbolic.
The weeping cherry tree near the entrance to the garden is also famous for its light red blossoms that fill the branches at the end of March, and is lit up during the peak season of weeping cherry blossoms and autumn leaves.
The garden is famous as one of the most famous Japanese gardens in Tokyo and attracts many tourists from abroad.
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(Admission until 4:30 p.m.)
Year-end and New Year’s holidays
(December 29 through January 1 of the following year)
General admission: 300 yen
65 years old and over: 150 yen
Free for elementary school students and younger
JR Yamanote Line “Komagome” (South Exit) 7 min. walk
7 minutes walk from Komagome Station (N14) on Tokyo Metro Namboku Line
Toei Subway Mita Line “Sengoku” (I14) stop, 10 minutes walk