Along with Koishikawa Korakuen, it is one of the early Edo period daimyo gardens remaining in Tokyo today.

It is a garden that well expresses the characteristics of a strolling-style pond garden that conveys the tastes of the Edo period with its bold rock arrangements. The layout of the garden around the pond and the placement of the stones are excellent.

Land reclaimed from the sea around 1655-1658 was granted to Senior Council Okubo Tadato from the 4th Shogun Ietsuna in 1678.

It is said that when Tadato built his residence, he called a gardener from his domain, Odawara, to create the garden. The garden was called ‘Rakujuen.’

After passing through several owners, the garden became the Shiba residence of the Kishu Tokugawa family around the end of the Edo period. It then became the property of the Arisugawa-no-miya family, and the Imperial Household Ministry bought it, turning it into Shiba Rikyu.

The detached palace suffered severe damage to its buildings and trees during the Great Kanto Earthquake.

The following year, it was granted to Tokyo City as a memorial to the marriage of the Crown Prince (Emperor Showa), and after the restoration and maintenance of the garden area, it was opened to the public.

In 1979, it was designated as a ‘Place of Scenic Beauty’ by the national government under the Cultural Properties Protection Law.

1-4-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo

03-3434-4029

JR Yamanote Line/Keihin-Tohoku Line ‘Hamamatsucho’ Station, North Exit, 1 minute walk

Toei Subway Oedo Line ‘Daimon’ (E20) Station, Exit B2, 3 minutes walk

Toei Subway Asakusa Line ‘Daimon’ (A09) Station, Exit B2, 3 minutes walk

Yurikamome ‘Takeshiba’ Station, 10 minutes walk

No parking available.

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