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Hama-rikyū Gardens
is a metropolitan garden in Chūō, Tokyo, 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 shogunate, 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, 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. History In 1654, Tokugawa Tsunashige, the younger brother of Shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu and ''daimyō'' of Kōfu Domain, received permission to reclaim land from Tokyo Bay, Edo Bay, upon which he built a villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiodome
is an area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located adjacent to Shinbashi and Ginza, near Tokyo Bay and the Hamarikyu Gardens. Formerly a railway terminal, Shiodome has been transformed into one of Tokyo's most modern areas. It is a collection of 11 smaller town districts or cooperative zones, but generally there are three main areas: *The , a collection of skyscrapers containing mostly businesses, hotels, and restaurants. Its thirteen skyscrapers house the headquarters of All Nippon Airways, Dentsu, Fujitsu, , Mitsui Chemicals, Nippon Express, Nippon TV, Sega Sammy Holdings " ''''. Retrieved on February 2413, 2015. and |
