Riku Garden
Japan Tō kyō-to, Bunkyō-ku, Honkomagome, 6丁 目 15-12
Description:
Riku Garden is a traditional Japanese garden in Tokyo. It was built in 1702.
In 1695, shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi donated the land to his supreme advisor and favorite Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu. The garden was designed by Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu based on waka poetry. In 1938, the garden was donated to the Tokyo government.
The area of the garden is 87809.41 square meters. In the center of the garden is a large pond with islands. On the largest island is a hill 35 meters high. From this hill there is a stunning view of the garden. The middle island is filled with hills Imo-yama and Se-yama, which symbolize the divine consorts of Izanagi and Izanami.