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
Pines in Japanese gardens are pruned twice a year. In my company in Germany, where we hadn’t so much time, we only did all the tasks together once in early summer, which is possible too, but not desirable. Here in Japan, my first company did both, Midoritsumi in early summer, and...Continue Reading
