Rikugi-en Gardens

The Rikugi-en Gardens – is a magnificent garden that is located in Tokyo, namely one of its areas called Bunko. It refers to the Edo period, which falls on 1702. The basis of the garden is the poetry of the waka, which the name itself says - Ricuguin: Ricugi - 6 types of poetry of the waka, and en – garden. The entire area that belongs to the garden is 87809.41 m².

This small territory was presented back in 1695 to the gift of Yanagisawa Yoshiyas from the ruler Tokugawa Tsunaos, in confidence in his adviser. Yoshiyasu was a fan of Wak poetry, and she inspired him to create, on a donated plot of land, a delightful garden. He absorbed the works of « Manyosyu » and « Kokkinsu », which were highlighted in this place with special inscriptions on stone columns, which were originally 88 pieces. To date, they can only be counted 32.

Yoshiyasu completely surrendered to the ennobling of the Rikugien garden and the management did not trust anyone. For as long as 8 years, work was underway here, which ended only by 1702.

In the very center of the Ricuguian Garden there is a small lake with islets. A rather saturated is a walk path that leads past the pond. Here you can admire both beautiful nature and the living that fills the pond. Fish swim carefree in it, turtles crawl. With every step taken, the natural picture changes, which makes the walk unforgettable.

In the garden of Rikugien there is also a hill 35 meters high. You can climb it and enjoy beautiful views of the whole garden. Its peak has a name that sounds like Fujimi Yama, which means « Peak overlooking Mount Fuji ». Other personalized hills ( Imo-yama, Se-yama ) are also located here, which are presented by Izanagi and Izanami, which are divine husband and wife.

Among the trees, hiding from the rays of the sun, there are tea houses, which are so important for Japanese culture. Enjoying a cup of aromatic tea, you can pleasantly dream one on one with nature.

In the middle of the garden there are benches that hid under a overgrown ivy. The place here is entirely in the hands of nature. This beautiful vegetation, water landscapes filled with carps and turtles, as well as the relentless singing of countless birds, all just complements each other.

Among the Rikugien Garden, not one thousand trees grow, but even more shrubs. Here you can not help but notice the numerous apple trees, plums, as well as pine trees, beautiful magnolias and traditional sakura. The garden just frags with a flowering azaliy and camellias. This area rightfully bears the status of a national attraction.

The Rikugien Garden was owned by the founder of the world-famous company « Mitsubishi », but since 1938 it has been owned by the city authorities.