The Most Amazing Japanese Rock Gardens In Tokyo

A Japanese Rock Garden is a great place to relax from the Tokyo city buzz.

Imagine Japanese garden lanterns, a Garden Tea house and maple trees in Autumn colors.

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The atmosphere is so calm and serene, you feel like you went back in time.

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Autumn and Cherry Blossom flower season are Super-beautiful at the gardens. Don't miss it!

The Japanese rock garden tries to be a reflection of nature, so no flower beds. The elements in use are rocks, water, sand and trees.

All the elements symbolize something.Nothing in the Japanese Rock garden design is unplanned.

The elements - A Japanese garden lantern, Japanese garden stone, Japanese garden bridge, are put together to reveal the seasonal changes in the most beautiful way.

Each tree is taken care of meticulously.
You can see trees that have a crutch that was put there to support the lower branches to prevent them from falling and changing the harmony of the scenery.

The locals treat the place with a lot of respect.
The quiet atmosphere is always kept, even on weekends and holidays when the gardens are slightly more crowded.

Although Tokyo people bring their lunch box (bento) with them, they never leave a crumb behind them.

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While you're visiting, take the time to Have Matcha green tea and Japanese desserts at the tea house.

The walls of the teahouse are are made from paper and bamboo, and can slide sideways, so you can enjoy the scenery while participating in a short version of a Japanese tea ceremony.

• Rikugien wins the first place as my favorite Japanese Garden in Tokyo. It is so peaceful, you can easily forget that you are in the city. It is most magnificent in autumn when maple trees turn stunning blend of red and yellow.
  After a leisurely walk you arrive at the tiny tea house overlooking a Japanese Garden bridge and the pond, the turtles and the superb autumn colors. A bliss !!
• Koishikawa Korakuen is one of the city's oldest and most Romantic Japanese gardens.
  It's hard to believe this calm oasis is minutes away from one of Tokyo's most bustling business areas. Water lilies in the pond blossom from May to September, followed by Autumn leaves on the Japanese Maple trees in Mid-November. In one word - Bliss.
  Don't miss the tiny restaurant overlooking the Garden (at the entrance) serving Traditional Japanese meals at a very reasonable price.
  Koishikawa Korakuen is a short walk from Iidabashi Station.
• Kiyosumi Teien - This magical Japanese Garden is paved with stepping stones forming the path around the pond. It's great fun to watch the huge fish and turtles as they crowd around you waiting for some food.
  The park is next to Fukagawa Edo Museum, a short walk from Monzen-Nkacho Station on the Tozai and Oedo Subway Lines
• Hama Rikyu Garden is surrounded by a sea water moat filled by Tokyo Bay. Originally the garden was created at a villa that belonged to a Shogun family.
  The garden creates a striking first impression because of the contrast between the traditional Japanese Rock garden design and the skyscrapers in the background.
  Hama Rikyu has a lovely welcoming tea house serving the traditional Matcha Green Tea and Japanese Desserts.
  Hama Rikyu can be accessed by boat from Asakusa and Odaiba. Or you can get there from JR Shimbashi Station or Shiodome Station.
• Kyu-Shiba-Rikyu Garden - Surrounded by office buildings on all sides, none the less, this Japanese garden is among the most relaxing and Romantic things to do in Tokyo.
  It has no Tea-house, but the huge fish at the pond will gather around you waiting for food as you step on the tiny Japanese garden bridge.
  Located next to Hamamatsucho Station on the Yamanote line.

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