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Yoyogi Park
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Shinjuku Gyoen Garden
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Koishikawa Korakuen Garden
Gardens and Parks
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Mukojima Hyakka-en
Garden
Built across an upper terrace of
the building, this stone garden
was created by Masuno
Shunmyo, one of the most inno-
vative garden designers working
in Japan today. The stone garden
symbolizes, through the use of
stones brought from Hiroshima
to represent the ancient rocks
that form the Canadian Shield,
the relationship between Japan
and Canada.
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Map C5 • Canadian
Embassy, 4F, 7-3-38 Akasaka, Minato-ku •
3408-2101 • Open 9:30am-5pm Mon-Sat
Garden
This little-visited Edo-period
garden was completed in 1804
close to Sumida River
(see
pp12-13)
, a district of temples
and teahouses serving as the
focal point for a refined social
and cultural life.
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Map D1 • 3-18-3
Mukojima, Sumida-ku • 3611-8705
• Open 9am-5pm • Adm
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Kiyosumi-teien Garden
Rare rocks were shipped
from all over the country in steam
ships to create this garden, which
was once part of an estate
owned by a rich timber merchant.
A traditional teahouse overlooks
a large pond and islets. Another
eye-catching feature of this
garden is an artificial hill, shaped
into the likeness of Mount Fuji.
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Map H4 • Kiyosumi 3-3-9, Koto-ku
• 3641-5892 • Open 9am-5pm • Adm
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Hibiya Park
Part of a feudal estate
converted into a military parade
ground, Hibiya Park was Japan's
first Western-style park when it
opened in 1903. A lawn, rose
garden, bandstand, and theater
occupy the center of the park. A
pond, with its original fountain in
the shape of a heron, and a giant
wisteria trellis are tucked away in
the western corner
(see p74)
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Koishikawa Korakuen
Garden
Tokyo's oldest garden, Koishikawa
Korakuen was laid out in 1629, re-
creating famous scenes in minia-
ture from Japan and China. It was
commissioned by Tokugawa
Yorifusa, founder of the Mito clan.
A simple grass-covered knoll
represents Mount Lu in China's
Jiangxi Province, while a shallow
stream stands in for Oikawa River
in Kyoto
(see pp22-3)
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Visitors inside Kiyosumi-teien Garden
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