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Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa (1658-1714) had a powerful samurai as a close aide of the 5th Shogun, Tsunayoshi Tokugawa in Tokugawa Syogunate in Edo period, and finally he rode the next top position (Rojyu) of authority. (No.1 was Syogun.) This beautiful garden, built by Yoshiyasu in 1702, was one of the most excellent and famous Daimyo (feudal lord) gardens in Edo period. This garden is 87,809m2 area, and there are about 6,100 trees. In the first week of April, a lot of TV news broadcast this garden’s huge gorgeous cherry blossom. The end of April to May, many visitors enjoy colorful azalea. It is located near the Komagome JR station, but it is too quiet to image that it locates at the midst of Tokyo.
View of Rikugien garden
Taduru-bashi bridge
Old tree
Stone bridge
Beautiful tree’s green
Big tree’s long shadow
Azalea (This photo took April 28 2012. It was little bit early for azalea season.)
Quiet pond
Old azalea
Azalea (close-up)
Pine tree and tall garden stone lantern
Big stone lantern
I found the trace of the last year’s earthquake in this garden. They used to have a small pine tree on the stone island called Horaijima in the Wakanoura pond, but the strong shaking of March 11th 2011 earthquake destroyed the island stone and the pine tree into the pond.
The view from Tamamonoiso in 2012 (center stone is Horaijima)
Horaijima 2009, May 2
Pine tree was on the left side of Horaijima in 2009
Horaijima stone island in 2012. Earthquake destroyed the left side of this small island, and pine tree fell in the pond. Now they can’t see it in the island.
Shining water-mirror
Swimming tortoises
Yukimi-toro (Watching-snow stone lantern)
Togetsu-kyo bridge (This is named from famous Kyoto’s bridge in Arashiyama.)
Sakura manjyu and sakura tea (Cherry blossom Japanese-style bun stuffed with azuki-bean paste & Cherry blossom tea)
Azalea
Maple
Azalea
The view from Fujishiro-toge, top is specially called Fujimi-yama (hill of watching Mt.Fuji), 35m high.
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Very interesting and nice post. Loved to see the swimming tortoises, and the tea. Among others.
Thanks. We can usually watch many tortoises and carps in the Japanese garden. I love them.
What a wonderful tour with such beautiful scenery. So sorry about the hurricane damage.
I’m glad you like these photos. Thank you.