THINGS TO DO IN TOKYO JAPAN | VISIT KOISHIKAWA KORAKUEN GARDENS
If you are looking for things to do in Tokyo Japan, and really want to get a beautiful scenery of nature, then look no further than the Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens. Located right next to the Tokyo Dome in Korakuen, it’s a nice peaceful garden to take a break from the bustle of the city life in Tokyo.
Completed in 1629, this garden was built by Tokugawa Yorifusa, a member of the ruling Shogun Tokugawa family of the edo period (1603-1868) and a daimyo. His son, Tokugawa Mitsukuni fully completed building it. When Misukuni was constructing the garden and wondering what to put in the garden, he incorporated some concepts from the Chinese Confucian scholar Shushunsui which included the Seiko Lake from China and a full moon bridge (the bridge is supposed to look like a full moon with the reflection of the water). It was named Korakuen after a Chinese poem which entertained the idea that a ruler should enjoy his power after pleasing his people first.
Tokyo Guide: Take a stroll at the Koishikawa Korakuen Garden in Tokyo.
Depending on the time of the year, you can enjoy different color of leaves and different flowers blooming. In February, they usually have a plum blossom grove where you can see a lot of beautiful plums blossoming!
Location:
It is a 5 minute walk from the West Exit of Suidobashi Station on the JR Chuo Sobu Line.
1 Chome-6-6 Koraku, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 112-0004
Tokyo Guide: Plum blossom at the Koishikawa Korakuen Garden during February.
Tokyo Guide: The full moon bridge is said to look like a full moon with the reflection of the bridge in the water.