Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Kyoto Area > Shūgaku-in Rikyū Shūgaku-in Rikyū(修学院離宮) Shūgaku-in Rikyū is an exception among Kyoto’s imperial gardens. There is not only one garden on its grounds, but three separate gardens. The gardens are connected by gravel paths, which lead through vegetable patches and...Continue Reading
Top > Gardens Overview > Famous Gardens > Tokyo Area > Hamarikyū Teien Hamarikyū Teien(浜離宮恩賜庭園) The Hamarikyū garden is a large strolling garden directly next to Tokyo bay. It was built by the shogun Tokugawa in the Edo period (1603-1868). The garden’s ponds are connected to the Tokyo bay so...Continue Reading