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Koishikawa Kōrakuen Gardens
Edo’s oldest garden
One of the oldest gardens of Edo, with a red moon bridge and plum trees, beside Tokyo Dome.
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- Plum blossom
- Moon bridge
- Address
- Iidabashi, Tokyo
- Nearest metro
- Korakuen
300 m · 4 min walk
More distances - Website
- tokyo-park.or.jp
About Koishikawa Kōrakuen Gardens
Koishikawa Kōrakuen, in Bunkyō-ku, is an Edo-period garden of ponds and hills, with a full-moon bridge (tokyo-park.or.jp).
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Koishikawa Kōrakuen Gardens before you go.
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What’s nearby
Distances from Koishikawa Kōrakuen Gardens are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- KorakuenEMN300 m4 min walk
- KasugaEIN500 m6 min walk
- SuidobashiI600 m7 min walk
Key sights
- The palace gardens2.2 kmWalk 28 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Sensō-ji4.3 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Tokyo Tower5.2 kmCycle 26 minCar or taxi 23 min
- Tokyo Skytree5.6 kmCycle 28 minCar or taxi 25 min
- Meiji Jingū5.6 kmCycle 28 minCar or taxi 25 min
- The Shibuya crossing6.7 kmCycle 34 minCar or taxi 28 min
- Haneda Airport18 kmCar or taxi 66 min
Main railway stations
- Ueno Station2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Tokyo Station3.1 kmWalk 38 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Shinjuku Station4.8 kmCycle 24 minCar or taxi 22 min
- Shibuya Station6.5 kmCycle 33 minCar or taxi 28 min
- Shinagawa Station8.7 kmCycle 43 minCar or taxi 35 min
Location
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