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小石川後楽園 庭園リーフレット _ 表面 _ 英語 扉面 裏面 表面 Special Place of Scenic Beauty and Special Historic Site English ／英語 Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens For Stamping J.an. F.eb M.ar A.pr M.ay J.un J.ul A.ug S.ep O.ct N.ov Dec Special Historic Site and ■Garden inauguration April 3, 1938 Special Place of Scenic Beauty Winter sweet Water lily ■Area Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens 70,847.17㎡ Amuradonis Iris Japanese iris ■Hours FLOWER CALENDER Plum-blossom Hydrangea Open from 9am to 5pm (Entry closed at 4:30pm) Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens Camellia Balloon flower ※Closing hour may be extended during event period, etc. Cherry blossom Poliajaponica ■Closed Barrenwort Crape myrtle Year-end holidays (December 29 to January 1) Great garden associated with legendary Mito Komon ■Free admission days Iris japonica Lotus Green Day (May 4) Japanese wisteria Lycoris sanguinea Tokyo Citizen’s Day (October 1) ■Guided tour (Free) Golden-rayed lily Japanese silver leaf (Japanese) Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and public holidays Cluster amaryllis Japanese wax tree (autumnal tints) (Twice a day from 11am and 2pm) Hagi (Lespedeza) Maple (autumnal tints) (English) Saturdays 10am and 1pm Rice planting Ear of rice 【Contact】 Koishikawa Korakuen Garden Office Tel: 03-3811-3015 Yukitsuri and Fuyugakoi Yukitsuri and Fuyugakoi 1-6-6 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo (Winter plant protection) (Winter plant protection) 〒112-0004 Bloom time can vary depending on yearly weather conditions etc. Group Annual passport Annual passport Individual (20 or more) (Koishikawa Korakuen) (Common for 9 gardens) General ￥300 ￥240 ￥1,200 ￥4,000 Admission 65 or over ￥150 ￥120 ￥600 ￥2,000 Elementary school students or under, and junior high students residing in Tokyo are admitted free. Admission Holders of one of the following and their attendants are admitted free:identification booklet for the Welcome to Cultural Heritage Gardens free physically handicapped, Ai-no-techo (for the mentally handicapped), mental disability certificate, or mental education and treatment certificate. Every Tokyo Metropolitan garden is designated either as cultural heritage ①Daytime ②Nighttime ③Day and Night of the state or Tokyo, combining history/culture/nature that has continued 12：30～16：00 17：00～20：30 12：30～20：30 Meeting rooms Hall(40) ￥5,800 ￥5,800 ￥11,600 on from the Edo, Meiji and Taisho eras. for rent Engetsu/Furo/Horai (each 15) ￥2,100 ￥2,100 ￥4,200 They are valuable properties that have survived disasters including; the Kantokutei Great Kanto Earthquake, war damage, as well as progressing urbanization, Annex room (20) ￥3,900 ￥3,900 ￥7,800 ￥ ￥ ￥ and your kind understanding and cooperation is much appreciated in order Japanese room (10) 2,100 2,100 4,200 ※Reservations are accepted from 9:00am of the day 6 months before. to allow such important properties to be left to prosper in better conditions. ※The rent does not include admission fee. Bunkyo-ku Ward Office To Ikebukuro To Komagome Korakuen 【Access】 Tokyo Expressway No.5 Ikebukuro Line 【Request from the garden】 To Ikebukuro 《Train》 Toei Oedo Line, ○ Please refrain from entering with Oedo Line Marunouchi Line Korakuen Iidabashi Sta. Exit C3 pets, collecting plants and animals 9 Metropolitan Cultural Halusan dori Toei Mita Line (3 minutes on foot) from the garden, use of mats and Heritage Gardens JR Line, Yurakucho Line bringing of alcoholic beverages. Tokyo Suidobashi, West Exit, Koishikawa Dome Iidabashi, East Exit Koishikawa Suidobashi ○Smoking is allowed only in Entrance Korakuen Hama-rikyu Gardens Athletic Field Play Ground (8 minutes on foot) designated places. Japan China Friendship Tokyo Metro Tozai Line/ Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Gardens Association Hall Yellow Yurakucho Line/ ○There are certain places where the Exit C3 Jyutaku Kinyu Building Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens Exit C2 Shien Kiko Namboku Line, Tozai Line Sotobori-dori taking of photos and sketches are not Namboku Line Iidabashi Sta, Exit A1 Rikugien Gardens Kandagawa allowed. This is for the protection of Mejiro dori Iidabashi (8 minutes on foot) Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens Toward Tokyo Tokyo Metro Marunouchi the buildings and the landscapes, and JR Line Mukojima-Hyakkaen Gardens Suidobashi To Otemachi Line/ Namboku Line, your cooperation is greatly appreciated. Korakuen Sta. Exit 1 Iidabashi ○You may not appreciate some Kiyosumi Gardens (8 minutes on foot) ※Parking is not available. places as cultural heritages may Kyu-Furukawa Gardens Iidabashi Iidabashi require regular repair works for Tonogayato Gardens Designated Administrator Public Interest Incorporated Foundation http://teien.tokyo-park.or.jp/en/index.html 16.5 preservation. Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association 03小石川_1-英語.indd 1 2016/03/24 18:00 小石川後楽園 庭園リーフレット _ 中面 _ 英語 Mitsukuni loved plum-blossom so much to the extent Retained ravine and valleys in O-edo (Tokyo) he used his symbol name as “bairi” (village of plum). Ume Grove In early February, 30 different types of plum blossoms This garden was originally built by the founder of the Mito branch like red and white ones bloom. of Tokugawa clan, Yorifusa as his secondary residence (later upgraded as the main residence) in early stage of the Edo period, in 1629. It was completed as a garden during the reign of the second domain load, Inada Mitsukuni. Its style is kaiyu-style (circuit style) with ponds and (Paddy field) manmade hills centering on the pond. In developing the garden, East gate A field made by Mitsukuni invited advises from Zhu Zhiyu, serving retainer of the Min (Closed) Mitsukuni with a motive dynasty. Typical sights in China were reflected as seen by Engetsu-kyo for teaching hardship of and Seiko-no-tsutsumi, and even the garden name was given by Zhu farmers to the wife of his Zhiyu, resulting in a garden full of Chinese tastes and flavor. heir, Tsunaeda. At present, The name “Korakuen” was derived from a Chinese text “Gakuyo-ki” Engetsu-kyo primary school children by Fan-Zhongyan, meaning “Worry before all worries in the world, (Full Moon Bridge) in the local Bunkyo-ward participate in rice planting and enjoy after all enjoyments in the world”. The name was given in light of the reflected Uchi-niwa in May and harvesting in Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens is designated as the Special Place of shape of the bridge on water surface that autumn, trying to Scenic Beauty and Special Historic Site of the country by the Cultural appeared like a full moon. It is attributed to preserve and succeed the Assets Preservation Act. This double designation is quite rare in the designing of Chinese Confucian Zhu Zhiyu, and Kara-mon Irises traditional events. country, limited to Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens, Hama-rikyu it is a valuable structure that preserves condition (Former site of Chinese gate) More or less 600 stocks of Japanese irises fully Gardens, Kinkakuji Temple and a few others. of those days, along with Tokujin-do. bloom and extend all around, distinguishing Nezameno-taki the field view. Naruto Kisogawa ↑Korakuen Sta. Akamon Tokujin-do Fujita Toko Commemorative Monument Chikubu-jima Nobedan When Mitsukuni was 18 years old, he Eiyo-hi was deeply moved by reading Shiki Ume grove (Record of Great Historians) “Biographies Former site of Kinkakutei of Boyi and Shuqi”. Wooden figures of Ume grove Kuhachi-ya Boyi and Shuqi are used to be Ume grove enshrined in this small temple. Furosui Funatsuki Nobedan Uchi-niwa Yatsuhashi Inada This is a site where a Pine trees shoin-style guest house of Mito Domain was Wisteria trellis Irises Dai-Sensui Tatsutagawa located. Those days, it Irises was separated by a Chinese Horai-jima gate from Koen (behind Maple trees garden) on the side of Dai-Sensui Sawatari Tokudaiji-ishi Nobedan Chinese style unassuming Komachi-zuka Shiraito-no-taki stone path of ingenious Former site of Hakke-do combination of natural stones Gathering spot of guides and cut stones of different Atago slope Hitotsu-matsu sizes. Former site of Kanda Chuhosen-no-hi Tsuten-kyo water supply Maroya The autumnal tints in mid- Shidare-zakura Engetsu-kyo November distinguish this vermilion- Former site of colored bridge. Saigyo-do Shidare-zakura Seiko-no-tsutsumi Lotus pond (Weeping cherry) This bank was made in Rest facility This weeping cherry Tokujin-do Sho- tree of approximately resemblance to the bank of Lake rozann Seiko (Xi Hu) in Hangzhou (present 60 years old produces Zhejiang province), China. It is believed to have Shop gorgeous flowers toward left significant influences to daimyo gardens Kantoku-tei the end of March. Tsuten-kyo throughout the country that followed. Sawatari Garden Office Otowa-no-taki Oigawa Togetsukyo This is the centric Seiko-no-tsutsumi view in the garden Byobu-iwa Dai-Sensui with arranged Horai-jima Passable routes for wheel chairs and Chikubu-jima in an attempt to Former site of Kiyomizu Kannon-do Entrance remind Biwa Lake. Those days, boating was enjoyed in the pond. West gate 0m 50m Iidabashi Sta.→ 03小石川_1-英語.indd 2 2016/03/24 18:00.
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    NORTHERN TOKYO CONTENTS DESTINATIONS EASTERN TOKYO SENSOJI TEMPLE SOUTHERN TOKYO WESTERN TOKYO 北部の東京 NORTHERN TOKYO SENSOJI TEMPLE SENSOJI TEMPLE SENSOJI TEMPLE SENSOJI TEMPLE SENSOJI TEMPLE NORTHERN TOKYO CONTENTS WHEN PEOPLE THINK OF TOKYO THEY THINK OF A MEGALOPOLIS TOKYO, JAPAN OF MODERN SKYSCRAPERS. THAT’S A PRETTY ACCURATE DE- CITY TRAVEL GUIDE SCRIPTION OF MOST OF TOKYO. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS ARE THE NORTHERN NEIGHBORHOODS OF ASAKUSA AND UENO. VOL. 13 JUNE 2017 02 $8.99 DESTINATIONS EASTERN TOKYO 05 SENSOJI TEMPLE EASTERN TOKYO IS LARGELY RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL. MOST 07 TOKYO SKYTREE SIGHTS ARE CONCENTRATED IN THE SUMIDA NEIGHBORHOOD 09 EDO-MUSEUM SUCH AS TOKYO’S MAIN SUMO STADIUM RYOGOKU KOKUGIKAN. 13 AKIHABARA 15 TSUKIJI MARKET 17 KOISHIKAWA 21 TOKYO TOWER 23 ODAIBA 25 ROPPONGI HILLS 10 29 SHIBUYA 31 MEIJI SHRINE 33 HARAJUKU SOUTHERN TOKYO WITH ITS NUMEROUS SKYSCRAPERS AND DEPARTMENT STORES, SOUTHERN TOKYO IS ONE OF THE CITY’S HIPPER AREAS. THIS YOUNGER DISTRICT IS HOME TO THE LATEST FASHION, ENTER- 18 TAINMENT, FOOD AND TRENDS IN JAPAN. WESTERN TOKYO WESTERN TOKYO IS THE MOST POPULATED AREA, MOST ACTIVELY CHANGING, AND THE MOST VIBRANT AND STYLISH AREA IN TOKYO. IT IS THE DEFINITION OF THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS. 26 A JOURNEY THROUGH THE FOUR MAJOR REGIONS の 考 超 東 地 例 え 高 京 域 外 て 層 を 北方 で は、い ビ 考 す。浅 ま ル え 草 す。の る と メ 人 上 ガ は、 野 ポ 近 の リ 代 北 ス 的 部 を な WHEN PEOPLE THINK OF TOKYO THEY THINK OF A MEGALOPOLIS OF MODERN SKYSCRAPERS.
  • Let's Take a Stroll Around Koishikawa and Zoshigaya !

    Let's Take a Stroll Around Koishikawa and Zoshigaya !

    Opening Information Place of ISHIKAWA Takuboku’s Main Hall of Gokoku-ji Temple Death [Open] All Year (except special events [Open] All Year or activities at the main hall) [Hours] All Day ※The principal image is unveiled on [Fee] Free the 18th of each months Tokyo Heritage Week [Hours] All Day Memorial to Ishikawa Takuboku [Fee] Free Monument and Gallery [Open] All Year (except the Year-End Former McCaleb Residence Let’s take a stroll around and New Year and the exceptional (Old Missionary House, Zoshigaya ) closing period) [Open] All Year (except Mondays, Koishikawa and Zoshigaya ! [Hours] 9:00～17:00 Sunday of the 3rd week and the [Fee] Free Year-End and New Year. If a holiday A rolling land of Koishikawa and Zoshigaya area is formed by falls on them, the following day) midsize and small rivers pouring into Kanda-gawa River and plateau. Koishikawa area is known for temples associated with the Tokugawa Koishikawa Botanical Garden [Hours] 9:00～16:30 [Open] All Year (except Mondays and [Fee] Free Shogunate, and temple towns were developed around such temples, territories and roadside of “Kasuga-dori Street” and “Otowa-dori the Year-End and New Year. If a Street”. Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the fifth shogun, specially had a close holiday falls on Monday, closed on Avenue of Zelkova Trees at connection to the area. Zoshigaya Kishimojin Temple was worshipped Tuesday. If there are consecutive Kishimojin Daimon by a wide range of believers and thrived in the Edo period. [Open] All Year holidays, the day after the last holiday This route introduces the historic sites such as Gokoku-ji Temple will be closed) [Hours] All Day and Zoshigaya Kishimojin Temple that allow us to experience the [Hours] 9:00～16:30 (Enter by 16:00) [Fee] Free atmosphere of the Edo period, as well as the Former McCaleb [Fee] General ￥400 (a group more than Residence and Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan built in the Meiji and the 20 pers ￥300), Elementary school & Jr Ginkgo of Zoshigaya Kishimojin Taisho era.