Rikugi-en ( 六義園 ) is a Tokyo metropolitan park in Bunkyō-ku . The name Rikugi-en means "Garden of the Six Principles", referring to the six elements in waka poetry, based on the traditional division of Chinese poetry into six categories. The gardens consist of a small pond, trees, and a hill.
3-605: The construction of the gardens took place between 1695 and 1702, and was headed by Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu by permission of the fifth Tokugawa shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi . It is a typical example of a daimyo garden from the Edo period . After the death of Yanagisawa, it was neglected. The founder of Mitsubishi, Iwasaki Yatarō , bought the gardens in 1878 and began to restore it. This was continued by his younger brother and successor, Iwasaki Yanosuke . The gardens today are about one-third of their original size. In 1938, they were donated to
6-777: The Tokyo City government. They were specified as a special place of scenic beauty ( 特別名勝 , tokubetsu meishō ) by the Japanese government in 1953. The gardens are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. They are a short walk from Komagome Station on the JR Yamanote line and the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line . There are no parking lots . General admission ( junior high school and above) is 300 yen. People over 65 pay 150 yen, and students under junior high school age (and junior high school students living or studying in
9-527: The Tokyo metropolitan area ) may enter for free. For short periods during spring and autumn the cherry blossoms and autumn foliage respectively are temporarily lit up and the gardens remain open until 9 p.m. [REDACTED] Media related to Rikugi-en at Wikimedia Commons 35°43′59″N 139°44′48″E / 35.73306°N 139.74667°E / 35.73306; 139.74667 Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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