Temple
Tokyobutsugan-ji
Minato•554m(7 min walk)
Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Gardens
旧芝離宮恩賜庭園Minato, Tokyo
Garden
What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Gardens is a metropolitan garden in Kaigan, Minato, Tokyo, and one of the Edo-period clan gardens that survive in the city. It began as Rakujuen, the residence garden of Okubo Tadatomo, a senior shogunate councillor, laid out in the 1680s by gardeners said to come from his domain of Odawara. The garden later passed through several owners, became the imperial villa Shiba Rikyu in 1876, and was given to Tokyo City in 1924, opening to the public on April 20 of that year.
It is a strolling garden around a central pond that once took in sea water, and its islands and banks echo scenes of West Lake in Hangzhou. Features include a dry waterfall built from stones, a snow-viewing lantern, a sandy beach called Suhama and a wisteria trellis that blooms around the end of April. The hills in the grounds were shaped with rocks brought from Odawara. It has been a Place of Scenic Beauty since 1979, and high-rises now surround it.
Goshuin within a short walk
Temples, shrines and castles near Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Gardens that give goshuin, closest first.
Shrine
Shiba Daijingu
Minato•620m(8 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Shrine
Hibiya
Minato•935m(12 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Shrine
Shiba Toshogu
Minato•936m(12 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Temple
Zojo-ji
Minato•1.0km(13 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 5
Temple
Ankokuden
Minato•1.0km(13 min walk)
Temple
Hoshu-in
Minato•1.1km(14 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
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Visit Duration
60 minutes
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