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Rikugien is a metropolitan garden located in 6-chome, Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. It is a Japanese garden of the “kaiyushiki tsukiyama sensui teien” (stroll garden with a central pond and artificial hills) style. It is designated as a Special Place of Scenic Beauty by the country.
In 1695, Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu, a close aide to the fifth Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, built a secondary residence on land granted to him by Tsunayoshi, and created the garden there.
The residence was called “Rikugikan” and the garden was called “Rikugien.” The garden name was derived from the “Rikugi” (Six Classics of Poetry) in the “Classic of Poetry” (Shi Jing).
Rikugien’s cherry blossom season illumination event, “Spring Night Rikugien Special Nighttime Viewing,” is a popular spring tradition.
The garden is specially opened at night, when it is normally closed, and various spots, such as the weeping cherry tree, Nakanoshima (central island), Ginka-tei ruins, and Suiko-e, are illuminated, with a focus on the weeping cherry tree.
The weeping cherry tree, which is a symbol of Rikugien, is about 15 meters tall and 20 meters wide, and its appearance floating in the night sky is truly spectacular. There are also events where you can enjoy the atmosphere of a spring night, such as projection mapping on the earthen walls built during the Iwasaki family era, and photo spots.
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March 22nd (Saturday) – March 28th (Friday), 2025
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM (Last entry at 8:00 PM)
The garden will close once at 5:00 PM and reopen at 6:30 PM for the special nighttime viewing.
There are two types of nighttime viewing tickets: online advance tickets and same-day tickets at the window.
Advance tickets (900 yen) are only sold online, and same-day tickets (1,100 yen) are sold at the window and online on the day of your visit.
Same-day window ticket sales will be at the Somei Gate, which is the entrance, during the nighttime entry hours (6:30 PM – 8:00 PM).
If you purchase online, you can enter from a priority lane, so we recommend purchasing advance tickets or same-day tickets online.
6-16-3 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/rikugien/
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