Hamarikyu Gardens
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Hamarikyu Gardens is a 25-hectare garden at the mouth of the Sumida River in Chuo, Tokyo, surrounded on three sides by a seawater moat.
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Why go
- New Year demonstrations of Japanese falconry and aikido.
Opening hours
Today09:00 – 16:30Show all
Monday09:00 – 16:30
Tuesday09:00 – 16:30
Wednesday09:00 – 16:30
Thursday09:00 – 16:30
Friday09:00 – 16:30
Saturday09:00 – 16:30
Sunday09:00 – 16:30
Entrances
- North entranceClosest to the north end of the grounds.North side of the garden.
- Main ExitSeven-minute walk from Tsukijishijō Station and Shiodome Station.
- Water-bus arrival and departureWater buses from Asakusa take 35 minutes and arrive and depart inside the garden.Inside the garden.
Don't miss
- Nakajima-no-ochayaA teahouse on an island in the tidal lagoon, serving matcha and Japanese sweets.On Nakajima, reached by bridges across Shioiri-no-ike.
- O-tsutai-bashiThe 118-metre bridge connecting Nakajima to shore.Across Shioiri-no-ike.
- Sanhyakunen-no-matsuA black pine planted in 1709, described as Tokyo’s largest.In the garden.
What you see
- The garden’s grounds are surrounded by a seawater moat filled by Tokyo Bay.
- Shioiri-no-ike is an artificial tidal lagoon whose water level changes with the tide through a sluice gate.
- Fujimiyama is a raised spot at the south end of the park.
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History
Created on reclaimed marshland as a Tokugawa residence and garden, the grounds were expanded and rebuilt under successive shōgun. After passing to the imperial court, the estate was damaged by the 1923 earthquake and wartime bombing. Tokyo opened it as a public garden in 1946.
- 1654Tsunashige Matsudaira received land here and began creating a residence and garden on reclaimed marshland.
- 1707The grounds were extensively rebuilt, with teahouses and other structures added.
- 1709The grounds were expanded and named Hama Goten after Ienobu became shōgun.
- 1725A major fire destroyed the villa and other buildings.
- 1866A naval commissioner took up offices here, but a planned residence was never built.
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- 1879Emperor Meiji received Ulysses S. Grant at a teahouse on the grounds.
- 1923The Kantō earthquake and later wartime bombing damaged or destroyed buildings.
- 1946The grounds opened as a public garden on 1 April.
How to get there
- 35 minBoatWater bus from Asakusa; it arrives and departs inside the garden.
- 5 minOn footFrom the Middle Exit of Shiodome Station on the Toei Ōedo Line.
Sources: Hama-rikyū Gardens - Wikipedia · Hamarikyū-Park - Wikipedia · Jardin Hama-rikyū - Wikipedia · checked 27 Oct 2026
Where
104-0046 1-1, Chuo
- Phone
- +81 3-3541-0200
Plan from here: Evening walk →
Questions and answers
What are Hamarikyu Gardens’ opening hours?
They are open daily from 09:00 to 16:30.
How do I get to Hamarikyu Gardens from Asakusa?
Take a water bus from Asakusa; the 35-minute trip arrives inside the garden.
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