Mukojima-Hyakkaen Garden was created during the Bunka-Bunsei period, when Edo’s commoner culture flourished.

It is a “private flower garden” opened by Sahara Kikuo, an antique dealer, with the cooperation of the literary figures and artists with whom he was acquainted.

Unlike a Daimyo garden such as Koishikawa Korakuen, it possesses a popular, literary, and refined beauty.

The history of Mukojima-Hyakkaen Garden began with the passion of Sahara Kikuo, an antique dealer in the Edo period.

He created a “private flower garden” focused on flower appreciation in Mukojima and made it a place for interaction with first-class cultural figures.

The garden’s approachable and poetic atmosphere conveys the commoner culture of the time to the present day.

Let’s delve into its unique origins.

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