Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden

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Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden is a historic Edo-period Japanese landscape garden in Tokyo renowned for its scenic ponds, walking paths, and seasonal foliage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese garden
cultural heritage site
landscape garden
admissionRequired yes
area approximately 7 hectares
approximately 70,000 square meters
builtBy Mito Domain
builtFor Tokugawa Yorifusa
category Gardens in Tokyo
Special Historic Sites
Special Places of Scenic Beauty
completedBy Tokugawa Mitsukuni
constructionStart 1629
country Japan
designationCountry Japan
hasFeature artificial hills
borrowed scenery
central pond
miniature landscapes
rice paddies
stone bridges
teahouses
walking paths
hasNameOrigin Kōraku (enjoying afterwards) from a Chinese poem
hasViewpoint Engetsu-kyō Bridge
Tsutenkyo Bridge
heritageDesignation Special Historic Site of Japan
Special Place of Scenic Beauty of Japan
heritageDesignationDate 1952
historicalPeriod Edo period
influencedBy Chinese landscape aesthetics
knownFor autumn leaves
cherry blossoms
iris flowers
plum blossoms
seasonal foliage
locatedIn Bunkyō, Tokyo
linked to: Bunkyo, Tokyo

Honshu
Kantō region
Koishikawa district
Tokyo
maintainedBy Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association
near Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Dome City
operator Tokyo Metropolitan Government
originalOwner Mito branch of the Tokugawa family
linked to: Matsudaira clan
partOf former Mito Domain residence in Edo
publicAccess yes
style kaiyū-shiki (strolling) garden
touristAttraction Tokyo

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Bunkyō contains Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden
subject linked to: Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Bunkyo, Tokyo contains Koishikawa Korakuen Garden
linked to: Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden
文京区 hasPark 小石川後楽園
linked to: Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden
Tokyo Dome City adjacentTo Koishikawa Korakuen Garden
linked to: Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden
Bunkyō City contains Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden
Koishikawa knownFor Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden
subject linked to: Koishikawa district
Koishikawa hasLandmark Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden
subject linked to: Koishikawa district
Koishikawa hasGreenSpace Koishikawa Kōrakuen Garden
subject linked to: Koishikawa district