Rikugien Garden of Poetry in Tokyo, Japan
August 1, 2008 by Jon Rochetti
Filed under Home & Living
Location: Rikugien Garden
Destination: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Year Taken: 2008
Photographer: Shane Sakata
Blog: The Tokyo Traveler
Rikugien Garden offers visitors amazing views while strolling through this traditional Japanese garden.
It’s name means "six poems garden", and 88 miniature scenes from famous poems are reproduced throughout the garden.
Located in Komagome, Tokyo in Japan, it’s been officially designated as a "Special Site of Exceptional Beauty" and an "Important Cultural Asset" by the City of Tokyo. The garden was built with the permission of the fifth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan in 1702.
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