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Hama-rikyu Gardens
How to get there and what to see · facts checked 2026-10-24
Photo: Guilhem Vellut・CC BY 2.0
An Edo-period feudal-lord garden ringed by skyscrapers. Its pond takes in seawater from Tokyo Bay, and you can have tea in a teahouse on an island in the pond.
- Nearest station
- 5 min walk from Shiodome Station
- Hours
- 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30)
- Admission
- Adults ¥300, 65 and over ¥150 (free for elementary school children and under, and for junior high students living or studying in Tokyo)
What to see
- Tidal pond: the only seawater pond in Tokyo, with floodgates opened and closed with the tide in Tokyo Bay. Sea fish live in it.
- Otsutai Bridge and Nakajima Teahouse: a bridge to the island in the pond and a teahouse serving matcha.
- Matsu, Tsubame and Taka teahouses: shogun-family teahouses rebuilt between 2010 and 2018 from historical records.
- The 300-year-old pine: a black pine said to have been planted to mark the major renovation under the 6th shogun, Ienobu.
- Flower field: rape blossoms in spring, cosmos from summer into autumn.
Seasons
- The flower field has rape blossoms in spring and cosmos from summer to autumn.
History
It began in 1654 when Matsudaira Tsunashige built a villa here, and later became a shogun family retreat. It was an imperial villa in the Meiji era, was given to Tokyo in 1945 and opened to the public in 1946.
Getting there
From Shiodome Station (Toei Oedo Line or Yurikamome) it is 5 minutes on foot to the Naka-no-gomon gate and 7 minutes to the Otemon gate. From Shimbashi Station it is 12 minutes to Otemon. You can also arrive by water bus from Asakusa.
Address：1-1 Hamarikyu-teien, Chuo, Tokyo
Before you go
Closed 29 December–1 January. Pets are not allowed.
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Sources
Hours, prices and history come from the official websites and public tourism pages listed here. They can change, so check the official site before you go.
- 東京都公園協会（浜離宮恩賜庭園）（checked 2026-10-24）
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