Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-10-07 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
Hama-rikyū Gardens, at the mouth of the Sumida River in Chūō City, is a metropolitan garden laid out on the site of a 17th-century villa of the ruling Tokugawa family; it opened to the public on 1 April 1946. Its 250,216 m² include Shioiri-no-ike, a tidal pond, and the garden is ringed by a seawater moat fed from Tokyo Bay. A teahouse in the middle of the pond, reached by two bridges, serves matcha and Japanese sweets in tea-ceremony style. There are also a peony garden, a plum grove and fields of seasonal flowers, and falconry and aikido are demonstrated at New Year.
Shiodome Station is about 450 m away in a straight line, and Tsukiji Outer Market about 600 m. We have not checked opening hours or fees.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- 2018 Hama-rikyū Garden 02 — Kakidai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Taka-no-Ochaya at Hama-rikyū Garden in Tokyo, 2019 - 671 — Another Believer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Rape blossoms field and shiodome skyscrapers — Yosemite · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Nakajima-no-ochaya 110925 2 — Ulf Klingström · CC0 · source · resized
- Matsu-no-ochaya 130111 — Tak1701d · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Hamarikyu ootemon — Hadge at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Hamarikyu Garden as seen from Shiodome — Chris 73 (uploader on Commons) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Hamarikyu-shioirinoike — Hotsuregua · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Gezicht op het thee huis in Hama Rikyu park in Tokyo Matsuno tea house in the garden of Hama Rikiu (a pleasure house of the Mikado) at Tokio, Japan (titel op object), RP-F-F02685 — Rijksmuseum · CC0 · source · resized
- Duck hunting ground (kamoba) - Hama-rikyū Garden - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09621 — Daderot · CC0 · source · resized
What this place is
Hama-rikyū Gardens (浜離宮恩賜庭園, Hama-rikyū Onshi Teien) is a metropolitan garden in Chūō ward, Tokyo, Japan. Located at the mouth of the Sumida River, it was opened to the public on April 1, 1946. A landscaped garden of 250,216 m2 includes Shioiri-no-ike (Tidal Pond), and the garden is surrounded by a seawater moat filled by Tokyo Bay. It was remodeled as a public garden on the site of a villa belonging to the ruling Tokugawa family in the 17th century. At the centre of Shioiri-no-ike is a teahouse, reached by two bridges, where visitors can enjoy refreshments, such as matcha and Japanese sweets, in the tea-ceremony style. The garden includes a peony garden, a plum tree grove and fields with flowers for every season. Japanese falconry and aikido are demonstrated at New Year.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Park & garden
Nearby station
Nearby station: Shiodome, about 450 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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