Hama-rikyū Gardens
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Hama-rikyū Gardens is a metropolitan garden in Chūō ward, Tokyo, Japan. Located at the mouth of the Sumida River, it was opened to the public on April 1, 1946. A landscaped garden of 250,216 m2 includ
Hama-rikyū Gardens seen from Shiodome
in 1863, photo by Felice Beato
Pine trees near the water
Autumn leaves
Monuments of Japan
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Monuments is a collective term used by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of Japan as historic locations such as shell mounds, ancien
Hama-rikyū Gardens
…was transferred from the Imperial Household Agency to Tokyo Metropolis and was opened as a public garden in April 1946. In 1952, it was designated as a Special National Historic Site and also as a Special National Place of Scenic Beauty. Various teahouses have been reconstructed in the 2010s. Visitors can access the garden via either…
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