Higo Hosokawa Garden [Tokyo]

【Higo Hosokawa Garden summary】

Higo Hosokawa Teien became the residence of the Hatamoto (vassals directly under the Tokugawa clan) in the mid-Edo period, and then the residence of the Shimizu and Hitotsubashi families in the late Edo period. At the end of the Edo period, it became the residence of the Marquis Hosokawa of Kumamoto (540,000 koku), and in 1882, it became the main residence of the Hosokawa family (the current site of Mejirodai Sports Park). The park was then acquired by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and opened as “New Edogawa Park” in 1961. Currently, the park has been redeveloped as a garden and opened in April, 2008.

Admission is free. However, there is a fee when the lights are turned on at night.

【Higo Hosokawa Garden in the garden】

The garden is a circular garden centered around a pond, with a difference in elevation, and the size of the garden was just right. It was not crowded, probably due to its inaccessibility, and I felt that it was a wonderful place to forget the hustle and bustle of the city.

There is a small waterfall in the garden, and there are relatively many benches to rest and relax.

【Higo Hosokawa Garden Shoseikaku】

Shoseikaku was a former academy of the Hosokawa family in the Taisho era (1912-1926). The “Yamachabana” room on the second floor offers a wide view of the “Higo Hosokawa Garden”.

【Higo Hosokawa Garden Eiseibunko (Japanese newspaper)】

Climbing the slope, visitors will find Eiseibunko, where artifacts of the Hosokawa family are on display. Materials related to the Higo Hosokawa family are on display, including actual tools and furnishings used in the Edo period. Photography is not allowed inside the museum, and the price is as high as 1,000 yen…

【Higo Hosokawa Garden Nearby attractions】

Gokokuji Temple, Hotel Chinzan-so, Tokyo Cathedral of St. Mary the Virgin

Gokoku-ji Temple [Tokyo]

Hotel Chinzanso Garden and Fireflies [Tokyo]

Tokyo St. Mary’s Cathedral [Tokyo]

【Higo Hosokawa Garden Access】

Manager’s Comments

It is one of the most beautiful and well-maintained free Japanese gardens in the world. It is a wonderful garden with just the right amount of space and people to make you forget the hustle and bustle of the city. I thought it would be good to take a walk here after staying or dining at Chinzanso or other places.

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Higo Hosokawa Garden

1-1-22, Mejirodai 1-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0015, Japan

※No parking is available.

Toden Arakawa Line: about 7 minutes walk from Waseda Station

Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line: about 15 minutes walk from Edogawabashi Station

参考

肥後細川庭園

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