Bunkyo-ku

1-3-45 Ikenohata, Taito-ku, Tokyo

3-minute walk from the exit 1 of Yushima Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line,
10-minute walk from Ueno-Hirokoji Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line,
10-minute walk from Ueno-Okachimachi Station on the Toei Subway Oedo Line,
15-minute walk from JR Okachimachi Station

9:00-17:00 (no entry after 16:30)
Closed Dec. 29-Jan. 1

General: 400 yen, Senior citizens (65 and over): 200 yen, Free for Jr. High school students living or studying in Tokyo, Free for elementary school students or under

1-3-45, Ikenohata, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0008
Kyu Iwasaki-tei Gardens Office
Tel: 03-3823-8033

The New Year period

Situated on the border of Bunkyo-ku and Taito-ku, this was originally the land of Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of the Mitsubishi Conglomerate. In 1886, the third head of the Iwasaki House, Hisaya Iwasaki, built the house from a design commissioned from the British Architect, Josiah Conder. It is a rare example of the full-scale integration of Western and Japanese architecture, and includes Western style rooms, a billiards room and Japanese style rooms.

1-6-6 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

Korakuen Sta. on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line or the Namboku Line.
Iidabashi Sta. on the Toei subway Oedo Line.

9:00-17:00

General and jr. high school students: 300 yen, Senior citizens (65 and over): 150 yen, Free for elementary students and younger as well as jr. high school students living or studying in Tokyo * Free on Greenery Day (May 4), and Tokyo Citizen’s Day

1-6-6 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0004
Tel: 03-3811-3015

New Year period

Originally the home of the Mito Tokugawa family, this circular garden was built by Yorifusa Tokugawa and his successor Mitsukuni. The circular garden has a strong Chinese influence as a result of advice from Chu Shun-shui, a Chinese emigre. The garden is one of the finest remaining Daimyo gardens and has been designated as a National Special Historic Site and a Special Place of Scenic Beauty.

6-16-3 Hon-Komagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

7-minute walk from Komagome Station on the JR Yamanote Line or the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line / 10-minute walk from Sengoku Station on the Toei Subway Mita Line

9:00-17:00 (no entry after 16:30)
Closed for year-end/new year holidays

General: 300 yen, Senior citizens (65 and over): 150 yen, Free for jr. high school students living or studying in Tokyo

6-16-3 Hon-Komagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0021
Tel: 03-5803-1174
Fax: 03-3818-2600

New Year period

This was originally the estate of Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa, the right-hand man of the 5th Shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate Tsunayoshi Tokugawa. Yoshiyasu himself designed the landscaped garden, which has a circular path weaving through artificial hills. It has been designated as a National Special Place of Scenic Beauty.

7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

Hongo 3-chome Sta. on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Todaimae Sta. on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line
Hongo 3-chome Sta. on the Toei subway Oedo Line.

Free

The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033
Tel: 03-3812-2111

One of the front gates of the University of Tokyo, Akamon was constructed between 1825 and 1828 by the head of the Kaga clan, Nariyasu Maeda, when he married a daughter of Shogun Ienari. It has been designated as a National Important Cultural Asset. Situated almost in the center of the campus, the Yasuda Koudo overlooks a pond called Sanshiro Ike named after the novel, "Sanshiro" by Soseki Natsume.

1-1 Mejirodai, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

15-minute walk from Edogawabashi Station on the Toei Subway Yurakucho Line / 7-minute walk from Waseda Station on the Toden Arakawa Line

<February-October> 9:00-17:00 (no entry after 16:30) <November-January> 9:00-16:30 (no entry after 16:00)

Free

Midori-Koen (Green Park) division, at the north side of 19th floor of Bunkyo Civic Center (Bunkyo city office) 16-21 Kasuga 1-chome,, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8555
Tel: 03-5803-1252
Fax: 03-5803-1361

Formerly the second home of Hosokawa, the head of the Kumamoto clan at the end of the Edo Period, the premises later became the main residence of the Hosokawa family. The park features a circular hill-and pond garden that makes clever use of changes in elevation and emphasizes the garden's natural scenery.