Evening tour of the Rikugien Garden with illumination
Description:
Rikugien Garden is one of the best places to enjoy autumn scenery in Tokyo. In autumn, the garden is illuminated by bright illuminations and becomes an amazing place to admire the beauty of maples.
The Rikugien Garden was created around 1700 for the 5th Tokugawa Shogun. The name Rikugien translates to "the garden of six poems" and reflects miniature scenes from 88 famous poems.
Book a walking tour at a great price to impress with a sample of a classic Edo period walking garden with a pond in the center, man-made hills and forested areas. Visitors can walk along a network of paths leading to teahouses.
You can visit the park:
- Teahouses - Fukiage Chaya house on the northwestern shore of the pond offers tea and recreation; traditional sets of matcha and Japanese sweets are sold;
- Photo zones installed in several places of the garden depending on the condition of the leaves (view of the garden from the Fujishirotoge point and at the Togetsukyo Bridge, the area near the Tsutsuji no Chaya tea house is especially beautiful in the autumn months, projections on the walls of the warehouse, a projection on the Mizukae, recreating the illusion of flowing water with lotus illumination), work until 20:00;
- Shopping tents, where light snacks (dango) are sold, participate local shops of the Bunkyo district with mobile cafes.
Souvenirs from the park - original products Rikugien, including products made of plant fabrics, will leave pleasant memories of staying in Tokyo.
The price includes:
- Meeting at the hotel at 17:30.
- Transfer by public transport to Rikugien Garden. The garden finishes at 20:30.
- Moving to a hotel.
- A "Night Ticket" is required, available online (with a discount) or on-site (in limited quantities).
Comes to: Individual , Group , Review , For the weekend , Pedestrian