Hamarikyu Imperial Garden
Japanese original:
浜離宮恩賜庭園
A representative daimyo garden of the Edo period, with a tidal pond and two duck-hunting grounds; the pond draws in seawater and changes with the tides. In 1654 Matsudaira Tsunashige, the Kōfu Saishō and younger brother of the fourth shogun Ietsuna, was allowed to reclaim land from the sea and build a villa here, the Kōfu Hama-yashiki; when his son Tsunatoyo (Ienobu) became the sixth shogun it became a villa of the shogun's family and was renamed Hama-goten. After the Meiji Restoration it became an imperial detached palace, called Hama Rikyū; it was given to Tokyo on November 3, 1945 and opened to the public in April 1946. In November 1952 it was designated a national Special Place of Scenic Beauty and Special Historic Site, together with the surrounding water.
- Address
- 東京都中央区浜離宮庭園1-1
- Getting there
- Otemon Gate: about 7 min on foot from Tsukijishijo or Shiodome Station (Toei Oedo Line) or Shiodome Station (Yurikamome); Nakanogomon Gate: about 5 min from Exit 10, Shiodome Station (Oedo Line)
- Hours
- 09:00–17:00
- Admission
- ¥300 for adults, ¥150 for ages 65 and over; free for elementary school children and younger, and for junior high school students who live or study in Tokyo; free on May 4 (Greenery Day) and October 1 (Citizens' Day)
Directions and admission checked against the venue's website on Nov 6, 2026.
First visit
- Open 9:00 to 17:00, last entry 16:30; closed only at the year-end and New Year (December 29 to January 1).
- Volunteer garden guides are free: tours leave at 11:00 and 14:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, and an English tour runs at 11:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month (paused in summer; this year July 1 to September 14).
- Filming and photo shoots on the grounds need prior application, so call first.
From the venue's visitor guidelines, checked on Nov 6, 2026.
On now and coming up
Exhibitions (Opening soon 1)
The Japanese original of each title and venue name is shown in gray below it.