Top Things to do in Bunkyo
Top 6 Gardens in Bunkyo, Kanto
Discover the best top things to do in Bunkyo, Japan including Rikugien Garden, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Garden, Koishikawa Botanical Garden, Hatoyama Hall, Higo-Hosokawa Garden.
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1. Rikugien Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 965 reviews
Reviewed By Sarah53187 - Dunedin, New Zealand
A large, traditional Japanese landscape garden with lots of paths for walking & viewing the garden from different angles. A large pond in the middle is dotted with islands, while paths wind around the island, up and down hills, through trees, over bridges - all creating the illusion of the garden being far bigger than it is. I visited in the mid-afternoon on a sunny day when the large weeping cherry tree was in bloom - it was gorgeous! The garden was surprisingly not very busy. I imagine that if you came early in the morning it would be really quiet.
2. Koishikawa Korakuen Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 660 reviews
Reviewed By 253SA - Singapore, Singapore
This is one of Tokyo's many gardens, and rated as one of the best. Indeed it deserves the accolade. Though small and compact, the gardens has enough foliage to mesmerise, especially during the fall when the leaves are in varying stages of turning their colours. To any photographers out there, this is a paradise for you. The entrance fee of 300 yen is well worth the images you bring out.
3. Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 445 reviews
Reviewed By hfot2 - Vermont, United States
Chinzanso was quite nice, though past peak when we visited in early December. It is quite wonderful that the hotel opens up such a lovely place for free for visitors who are not guests of the hotel. We dressed up for our visit, since the hotel has such a posh clientele. (We were dismayed by, and a bit embarrassed for, the really sloppily dressed and loud folks who arrived with a tour group no less!) The garden is a wedding venue. We saw at least 3 weddings and a few wedding photo shoots - a stunningly dressed bride placed perfectly with the pond or red trees as a background. We had to be careful as we walked around the pond taking care that we didn’t end up in one of the wedding photos. The weddings themselves produced among other things distant photo ops of family groups, brides having rose petals thrown at them, and women dressed in elegant kimonos In addition to the pond, there are lots of things to see - momiji, of course, an ancient and sacred tree, stone lanterns and statues, a pagoda and more. Each path brings different landscape views in this lovely stroll garden. There were even signs in Japanese and English describing some of the statues, buildings and trees Definitely worth a visit.
4. Koishikawa Botanical Garden
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 141 reviews
Reviewed By davidmR4183QL - Vero Beach, United States
This is a real botanical garden, displaying a lot of plant species from around the world, but also featuring a lot of Japan, with a generous collection of flowering cherries, relaxed Japanese gardens, and some very impressive untrimmed crape myrtles. A new conservatory, almost certainly for display, is under construction. The garden is not close to a subway or rail station, so requires some walking or other transportation. The entrance isn't on a main street, so some kind of map is advisable. In the vicinity of the gate, the garden's wall is distinctive and so are the trees, so there's no mistaking that you are approaching. Main paths are easily navigated, but a substantial hill slope means that some routes are pretty much restricted to people who can walk; wheel chairs might be dubious. The garden has plenty of space for children to romp.
5. Hatoyama Hall
6. Higo-Hosokawa Garden
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 75 reviews
〜Suburban Residence of Daimyo, to the Hosokawa Family〜 This place had been used as a residential site for a retainer of the Shogunate since the mid-Edo period. In the late Edo period, the suburban residence of the Shimizu family, one of the three counts of the Tokugawa family, was located here. Later, it became the suburban residence of the Hitotsubashi family and then that of the Hosokawa family, the feudal lord of Higo Kumamoto (540,000 koku). 〜Establishment of the Park〜 After the Second World War, the owner of the site changed several times. In September 1961, a Tokyo metropolitan park opened on the site, and in April 1975, the jurisdiction over the park was transferred to Bunkyo City. The view from Shouseikaku has remained the same since the Meiji period: a pond in front, a grove on the left slope, and some lanterns. Comparison between the view and the picture passed down to the Hosokawa family will show the history of the garden.
