Top 10 Nature & Parks in Bunkyo, Kanto

May 19, 2021 Viva Honore

Discover the best top things to do in Bunkyo, Japan including Rikugien Garden, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Garden, Koishikawa Botanical Garden, Hatoyama Hall, Edogawa Park, Hongo Kyusuijo Park, Higo-Hosokawa Garden, Sudo Park, Otsuka Park.
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1. Rikugien Garden

6-16-3 Honkomagome, Bunkyo 113-0021 Tokyo Prefecture +81 3-3941-2222 https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/format/index031.html
Excellent
43%
Good
46%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 965 reviews

Rikugien Garden

Reviewed By Sarah53187 - Dunedin, New Zealand

A large, traditional Japanese landscape garden with lots of paths for walking & viewing the garden from different angles. A large pond in the middle is dotted with islands, while paths wind around the island, up and down hills, through trees, over bridges - all creating the illusion of the garden being far bigger than it is. I visited in the mid-afternoon on a sunny day when the large weeping cherry tree was in bloom - it was gorgeous! The garden was surprisingly not very busy. I imagine that if you came early in the morning it would be really quiet.

2. Koishikawa Korakuen Garden

1-6-6 Koraku, Bunkyo 112-0004 Tokyo Prefecture +81 3-3811-3015 http://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/format/index030.html
Excellent
45%
Good
44%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 660 reviews

Koishikawa Korakuen Garden

Reviewed By 253SA - Singapore, Singapore

This is one of Tokyo's many gardens, and rated as one of the best. Indeed it deserves the accolade. Though small and compact, the gardens has enough foliage to mesmerise, especially during the fall when the leaves are in varying stages of turning their colours. To any photographers out there, this is a paradise for you. The entrance fee of 300 yen is well worth the images you bring out.

3. Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Garden

2-10-8 Sekiguchi within Hotel Chizanso Tokyo Garden, Bunkyo 112-8667 Tokyo Prefecture +81 3-3943-1101 http://hotel-chinzanso-tokyo.jp/garden/
Excellent
54%
Good
38%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 445 reviews

Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Garden

Reviewed By hfot2 - Vermont, United States

Chinzanso was quite nice, though past peak when we visited in early December. It is quite wonderful that the hotel opens up such a lovely place for free for visitors who are not guests of the hotel. We dressed up for our visit, since the hotel has such a posh clientele. (We were dismayed by, and a bit embarrassed for, the really sloppily dressed and loud folks who arrived with a tour group no less!) The garden is a wedding venue. We saw at least 3 weddings and a few wedding photo shoots - a stunningly dressed bride placed perfectly with the pond or red trees as a background.  We had to be careful as we walked around the pond taking care that we didn’t end up in one of the wedding photos. The weddings themselves produced among other things distant photo ops of family groups, brides having rose petals thrown at them, and women dressed in elegant kimonos In addition to the pond, there are lots of things to see - momiji, of course, an ancient and sacred tree, stone lanterns and statues, a pagoda and more. Each path brings different landscape views in this lovely stroll garden. There were even signs in Japanese and English describing some of the statues, buildings and trees Definitely worth a visit.

4. Koishikawa Botanical Garden

3-7-1 Hakusan, Bunkyo 112-0001 Tokyo Prefecture +81 3-3814-0138 http://www.bg.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/koishikawa/
Excellent
27%
Good
57%
Satisfactory
12%
Poor
3%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 141 reviews

Koishikawa Botanical Garden

Reviewed By davidmR4183QL - Vero Beach, United States

This is a real botanical garden, displaying a lot of plant species from around the world, but also featuring a lot of Japan, with a generous collection of flowering cherries, relaxed Japanese gardens, and some very impressive untrimmed crape myrtles. A new conservatory, almost certainly for display, is under construction. The garden is not close to a subway or rail station, so requires some walking or other transportation. The entrance isn't on a main street, so some kind of map is advisable. In the vicinity of the gate, the garden's wall is distinctive and so are the trees, so there's no mistaking that you are approaching. Main paths are easily navigated, but a substantial hill slope means that some routes are pretty much restricted to people who can walk; wheel chairs might be dubious. The garden has plenty of space for children to romp.

5. Hatoyama Hall

1-7-1 Otowa, Bunkyo 112-0013 Tokyo Prefecture +81 3-5976-2800 http://www.hatoyamakaikan.com/
Excellent
22%
Good
56%
Satisfactory
21%
Poor
0%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 68 reviews

Hatoyama Hall

6. Edogawa Park

2-1 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo 112-0014 Tokyo Prefecture +81 3-5803-1252 http://www.city.bunkyo.lg.jp/bosai/midori/kuritukouen/kouen/edogawa.html
Excellent
10%
Good
64%
Satisfactory
24%
Poor
2%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 58 reviews

Edogawa Park

7. Hongo Kyusuijo Park

2-7 Hongo, Bunkyo 113-0033 Tokyo Prefecture +81 3-5803-1252
Excellent
7%
Good
63%
Satisfactory
30%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 27 reviews

Hongo Kyusuijo Park

8. Higo-Hosokawa Garden

1-1-22 Mejirodai Bnkyo-ku,Tokyo, Bunkyo 112-0015 Tokyo Prefecture +81 3-3941-2010 http://www.higo-hosokawa.jp/
Excellent
23%
Good
68%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 75 reviews

Higo-Hosokawa Garden

〜Suburban Residence of Daimyo, to the Hosokawa Family〜 This place had been used as a residential site for a retainer of the Shogunate since the mid-Edo period. In the late Edo period, the suburban residence of the Shimizu family, one of the three counts of the Tokugawa family, was located here. Later, it became the suburban residence of the Hitotsubashi family and then that of the Hosokawa family, the feudal lord of Higo Kumamoto (540,000 koku). 〜Establishment of the Park〜 After the Second World War, the owner of the site changed several times. In September 1961, a Tokyo metropolitan park opened on the site, and in April 1975, the jurisdiction over the park was transferred to Bunkyo City. The view from Shouseikaku has remained the same since the Meiji period: a pond in front, a grove on the left slope, and some lanterns. Comparison between the view and the picture passed down to the Hosokawa family will show the history of the garden.

9. Sudo Park

3-4, Sendagi, Bunkyo 113-0022 Tokyo Prefecture http://www.city.bunkyo.lg.jp/bosai/midori/kuritukouen/kouen/sudou.html
Excellent
38%
Good
44%
Satisfactory
19%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 16 reviews

Sudo Park

10. Otsuka Park

4-49 Otsuka, Bunkyo 112-0012 Tokyo Prefecture +81 3-5803-1252 https://www.city.bunkyo.lg.jp/bosai/midori/kuritukouen/kouen/otsuka.html
Excellent
25%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
25%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 4 reviews

Otsuka Park

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