If you ask me which season is the best time to visit Tokyo.
I would say spring, cherry blossom season.
The peak of the cherry blossom season only lasts for one week of the year.
One of the parks where you can see beautiful cherry blossoms is Rikugien Garden.
Rikugien Garden is located a 7-minute walk from Komagome Station on the JR Yamanote Line or Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line.
The garden is rich in nature despite its location in the middle of the city of Tokyo.
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Location
6 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Access
7 minutes from Komagome Station of JR Yamanote Line
7 minutes walk from Komagome Station on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line
10 minutes walk from Sengoku Station on the Toei Mita Line
One of the most appreciated places I have guided many times is Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.
Surrounded by greenery in the metropolis of Shinjuku, the garden is overflowing with beauty.
One of the attractions of this garden is that it is composed of different styles of gardens, such as a European-style garden and a Japanese-style garden.
Visitors can enjoy not only cherry blossoms but also seasonal flowers.
A leisurely tour will take about an hour, and a picnic with food is recommended.
Another place I recommend is Starbucks.
Starbucks can be found all over the world, but it is rare to find one with a view of the beautiful Japanese garden.
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Location
11 Naito-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Access
5 minutes from Shinjuku-Gyoenmae Station on Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
5 minutes from Shinjuku-sancyome Station on Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line or Toei Shinjyuku Line
10 minutes. walk from South Exit of Shinjuku Station
Opening Hours
Period
Opening Hours
Closing Time
Greenhouse Opening Hours
Oct.1 to Mar.14
9: 00am - 4: 00pm
4: 30pm
9: 30am - 3: 30pm
Mar.15 to Jun.30Aug.21 to Sep.30
9: 00am - 5: 30pm
6: 00pm
9: 30am - 5: 00pm
Jul.1 to Aug.20
9: 00am - 6: 30pm
7: 00pm
9: 30am - 6: 00pm
Holidays
Monday (If Monday is a national holiday, closed on the next weekday)
Year-end & New-year days (Dec.29 to Jan.3)
Admission Fee
General admission: 500 yen
65 years old and under Students: 250 yen
Children(Junior high school students / 15 and under): Free
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden is the oldest existing feudal lord's garden of the Edo period.
It is a kaiyushiki style garden built around a pond.
Visitors can enjoy the seasonal flowers and foliage, such as cherry blossoms in the spring and autumn leaves in the fall.
Together with Rikugien in Komagome, it is one of the two largest gardens in Edo.
One of the highlights is Engetsukibashi Bridge.
It was so named because its reflection on the water surface looks like a full moon.
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Location
1 Chome-6-6 Koraku, Bunkyo City, Tokyo
Access
East gate
5 minutes walk from Suidobashi Station of JR Sobu Line
8 minutes walk from Iidabashi Station of JR Sobu Line
6 minutes walk from Komagome Station on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line
8 minutes walk from Sengoku Station on the Toei Mita Line
West gate
3 minutes walk from Iidabashi Station of Toei Oedo Line
8 minutes walk from Iidabashi Station of JR Sobu Line
8 minutes walk from Suidobashi Station of JR Sobu Line
8 minutes walk from Iidabashi Station of Tokyo Metro Tozai and Yurakucyo and Nanboku line
8 minutes walk from Korakuen Station of Tokyo Metro Marunoyuchi Line
The Old Furukawa Garden is characterized by a mix of a Western-style garden, a Western-style garden, and a Japanese garden.
It achieves a wonderful harmony of Japanese and Western styles.
In spring and fall, the garden comes alive with a rose festival.
The collaboration of the Western-style garden and the rose garden is beautiful and a popular photo spot.
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Location
1 -27-39 Nishigahara, Kita-ku, Tokyo
Access
7 minutes walk from Kamiuesato station on JR Keihintohoku line and Nishihara station on Tokyo Metro Nanboku line
7 minutes walk from Nishihara station on Tokyo Metro Nanboku line
12 minutes walk from Komagome station on JR line
