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• The Legend: Originally a villa for the Tokugawa Shogunate, this is one of Tokyo’s most significant Edo-period gardens. It is famous for the stunning contrast between its ancient landscape and the surrounding futuristic Shiodome skyscrapers.

• Key Highlights:

  • The Tidal Pond : The only seawater pond in Tokyo. The scenery changes with the ebb and flow of the Tokyo Bay tides.

  • Nakajima No Ochaya: A tea house floating in the center of the pond. You can enjoy Matcha and Wagashi with a panoramic water view.

  • The 300-Year-Old Pine: One of Tokyo's largest black pines, planted by the 6th Shogun to commemorate the garden's renovation.

  • The Duck Decoy (Kamoba): Preserved sites that show the traditional duck hunting methods of the Edo elite.

  • Seasonal Blooms: Famous for vast fields of canola flowers and cosmos, offering the perfect photo spot with the urban skyline as a backdrop.

  • Designated as a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and a Special Historic Site by the Japanese Government