- Completed around 1700, it was created for the mansion of a high-ranking samurai. dsc_0585. Rikugi-en means Garden of the Six Principles of Poetry.
- Rikugi-en. One of the most beautiful gardens in Tokyo, the Rikugien offers a quiet resting and strolling place in the hectic Tokyo life.
- Rikugi-en has been counted as one of two excellent gardens of the Edo period together with Koishikawa Koraku-en.
- Built more than 200 years ago by Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu, a high-ranking official in the Tokugawa shogunate, the Rikugi-en garden is one of the few remaining...
- Built around 1700 for the 5th Tokugawa Shogun, Rikugi-en literally means “six poems garden” and reproduces in miniature 88 scenes from famous poems.
- Rikugi-en. These photos were taken from the Fujishiro-toge, the highest point in the garden. The peak of this hill is known as Fujimi-yama, and is 35 meters...
- The Rikugi-en Gardens is one of the beautiful traditional Japanese gardens in Tokyo. Rikugi, which means “Garden of the Six Principles of Poetry”...
- The name Rikugi-en means Garden of the Six Principles of Poetry which comes from the idea of the six elements in waka poetry while en means garden or park.
- Rikugi-en Garden, which is located in Bunkyo-ku, is one of the best spots in Tokyo to enjoy the colors of autumn.
- Classified as a strolling garden, Rikugi-en features many paths and trails that take visitors around its many features. Beautiful in all the seasons, this garden has...