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Jindai Botanical Garden is located at the edge of the Musashino plateau just above Jindaiji Temple in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. Each of its 30 areas features [...]

The University of Tokyo has two Botanical Gardens, the main garden in Tokyo (Koishikawa BG) and the satellite garden in Nikko, Tochigi Pref. (Nikkok BG), of which purpose is to contribute to research and education in plant sciences. The Botanical Gardens are open to the public.
The Botanical Gardens are not only the oldest in Japan, [...]

Situated at the southeast part of Edogawa Ward, Ukita Park is a wide space full of flowers and rich in greenery. It was planned and established as a place to enjoy various kinds of recreation from sports to nature watching.
The park also has a full range of disaster prevention facilities such as a disaster well. [...]

Inokashira Park was Japan’s first suburban park, established in 1913 and systematically developed. The Inokashira Pond there was the source of the first water service for Tokyo, the Kanda water supply, providing a vital roll until an improved water supply was completed in 1898.
TheĀ  third Tokugawa shogun, lemitsu, is said to have given Inokashira Pond [...]

Akatsuka Park stretches east to west along the Takashimadaira housing complex and the Metropolitan Expressway. The park is full of variety with its natural woods, walking paths, fields, and sports facilities.
The Akatsuka green area was to be created in 1943 as part of an urban planning project, but that plan was interrupted by war. Tokyo [...]

Separated into north and south areas, Aoyama Park is built on what was once a military shooting range and housing for those repatriated after the war.
Location: Roppongi 7-chome, Minami-Aoyama 1-chome, Minato Ward
03-3469-6081
Transportation: 5 min walk from Nogizaka (Chiyoda line), or Roppongi (Hibiya line), 5 min walk from Aoyama 1-chome(Ginza line, Oedo line)
http://www.kensetsu.metro.tokyo.jp/kouen/kouenannai/park/aoyama.html

Established in November 1988, Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhoue Dome is a place where Tokyo residents can learn about and become more familiar with tropical and subtropical plants in a fun enviroment. it is situated on a corner of 43-hectare Yumenoshima Park, and features a domed giant greenhouse along with a video hall, information gallery, event hall, [...]

This typical Edo era feudal lord’s garden features a tidal pond and two duck hunting grounds. Functioning as an outer fort for Edo castle, the gardens even today retain a castle wall structurs. As the pond is a tidal pond, its features change with the tide. This was often incorporated in ocean-side gardens. Kyu Shiba-rikyu [...]

These flower gardens were built in the early 19th century, when Edo’s urban culture was at its peak. They were created by Kikuu Sahara, who had formerly been a dealer in antiques. At first, the gardens consisted mainly of 360 Japanese plum trees, gaining it the name Shin Umeyashiki(literally, “new house of plum”) as it [...]

The park was built in 1695 by Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa by permission of the fifth Shogun Togugawa Tsunayoshi, and completedĀ  in 1702.
It’s a well-preservedĀ  Japanese landscape garden.
6-16-3, Hon-komagome, Bunkyo-ku , Tokyo.
03-3941-2222
http://www.kensetsu.metro.tokyo.jp/kouen/kouenannai/park/rikugien.html

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