Wonderful Japanese Gardens in Tokyo
Joined 2014
There are many Japanese Gardens in Tokyo, many of which used to be a part of Samurai mansions. This tour is for those who want to visit Japanese gardens.You can choose three gardens from the list of gardens shown in the itinerary.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At your hotel
- I will meet you near the reception. I will show your name on my iPad.
Choose three Gardens to go from the following list in the order of my recommendation.
I will propose an itinerary considering the location of your hotel.
1. Kiyosumi Garden
This garden used to be the garden of Mitsubishi Zaibatsu, famous for its collection of Japanese stones with lots of birds. (Admission: 300 JPY)
2 Happo-en's Japanese Garden（Closed until Oct. 1,2025)
You can see Bonsai and varicolored carps in this garden, nice place for lunch, too.
3. Koishikawa Koraku-en Garden
This garden used to be the mansion of Mito Tokugawa, wonderful atmosphere in the middle of Tokyo. (Admission: 300 JPY)
4. Rikugi-en Garden
This is a typical strolling type Japanese garden in Edo period made by Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu who loved Japanese old poems. (Admission: 300 JPY)
5. Hamarikyu Garden
This garden used to be the duck hunting field of the Tokugawa shoguns with salt water ponds and a 300 year old pine tree. (Admission: 300 JPY)
6. Shinjyuku-gyeon Garden
Shinjuku-gyoen Garden: This garden used to be a duck hunting field for samurai lords and the Emperor. This garden is next to Shinjuku area, very large, so many kinds of trees and has a well maintained Japanese garden. It is very popular in the spring with many kinds of cherry blossoms. (Admission: 500 JPY including the guide, closed on Mondays)
7. Hotel New Otani's Japanese garden
Wonderful garden with a marvelous waterfall. (Admission free)
8. Shunka-en Bonsai Museum
Bonsai is the living art of trees with moss in a flowerpot.
This museum is operated by famous bonsai creator "Kunio Kobayashi".
You can appreciate so many bonsai master peaces in the garden and in the rooms.
(Admission 2,000 JPY/person, including the guide, closed on Mondays)
9. Ex-Furukawa Garden
This property used to be the residence of Furukawa family during Meiji period.
There are Japanese, western rose gardens, and the western style old mansion.
The Japanese garden was bult by Jihey- Ogawa a famous gardener in Kyoto.
You can see many stone lanterns in the garden, dry water fall, and Kyoto style tea house with a moss garden.
This garden is not so popular yet, so is very quiet.
(admission: 150 JPY, 70 JPY over 65)
Ending Point
At your hotel
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Guide fee,
Hotel pick up
Transportation cost of the guide within Tokyo
Transportation cost of you (about 1,000 JPY per person within Tokyo)
Transportation cost of the guide outside of Tokyo (If you stay outside of Tokyo such as Disneyland.)
Lunch cost of you and the guide, entrance fee (described in each place in highlights, free for the guide)
Tour Important Information
We will walk a lot as these are strolling type gardens; about 20,000 steps a day.
- The tour guide is not available on Monday.
- Please, send a direct message to the tour guide for confirming the availability before booking
Not available on Mondays.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2014
About Tour Guide Yuki K.
I was born and grew up in Yokohama. I used to work in Tokyo for more than 20 years. I became the National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter in English in 2013. At first, I had attended a volunteer group which provided a tour of the Imperial Palace East Gardens until 2015. I guided more than fifty times in the garden as a volunteer and studied about Japanese history and culture. Based on this experience, I became a tour guide of this online site in 2015.
Since then, I have guided more than 500 tours in Tokyo as well as Yokohama, Kamakura, Hakone, Kyoto, Nikko, etc., while improving my tours. My tours are very flexible and I always do my best to customize them according to the interests of my guests. I studied about the places and will provide you knowledge to appreciate them more deeply than just visiting there by yourself or a member of group tours. I like foods and I know many restaurants which provide typical Japanese lunch with reasonable price without waiting too long. Therefore, I am sure that I can provide you the best tours customized to your interests. It will be my great pleasure to help you to enjoy your stay in Japan. So please be my guest!!
Reviews
Ana liza M.
“Exceptional Service by Mr. Yuki”
This our second time availing the service of Mr. Yuki, and once again, it was an outstanding experience. The tour was well-organized, and our guide, Mr. Yuki, was knowledgeable, helpful, patient and friendly. He assisted us in navigating from Tokyo Station, coming from Shin-Osaka, and ensured we successfully arrived at our hotel. His patience and willingness to wait for us were greatly appreciated. I highly recommend Mr. Yuki for his exceptional service and dedication to making our trip enjoyable and stress-free.
Yuki K.
Dear Ana Thank you for your review. It was challenging for you to move from Tokyo station to your hotel in Shinjuku. I found the message app was very useful to communicate until I met you at your hotel. We visited Shinjuku Gyoen with cherry blossoms and Asakusa. Please give my best regards to your friends. Yuki
Chris M.
“Visit to Hakone ”
Yuki met us at our hotel at the agreed time and guided us on public transport to Hakone, we used the metro , the trains and mountain railway. The bullet train each way was a great experience and Yuki had booked our tickets in advance. We visited the shrines at Hakone , Lake Aashi cruise, Gora park, glass museum and many scenic places. Lovely Japanese lunch in Hakone. Yuki was very friendly and knowledgeable and we had a great day.
Yuki K.
Dear Chris Thank you for writing such a nice review of my tour. I feel very sorry that you missed Mt. Fuji. Hakone is very busy now so I tried my best to make it easy for you. I hope you can see the mountain during your stay. Thank you for taking my tour. Yuki
Greg K.
“One Day Excursion to Kyoto”
We had limited time in Kyoto, but Yuki brought us to some incredible places in the short time we had. The Sanjusangen-Do Temple was amazing and was one of the highlights of our entire trip. Yuki was organized, professional and pleasant to spend time with.
Yuki K.
Dear Greg Thank you for your review. Kyoto is very busy now, I appreciate your cooperation to make the tour on time. We visited Fushimi Shrine, Sanjusangen-do Temple, and To-ji Temple. Thank you for taking my tour. Please give my best regards to your family. Yuki
$210/ per group
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