One of Tokyo's oldest gardens, made in the early Edo period for the Mito branch of the Tokugawa family and named after a Chinese maxim about pleasure after duty. Miniature famous landscapes, a red Tsutenkyo bridge and a full-moon stone bridge sit beside Tokyo Dome.
- Address
- 1 Chome-6-6 Koraku, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 112-0004, Japan
- Hours
- 9:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30); closed 29 Dec-1 Jan (tokyo-park.or.jp, 2026)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 1 h
- Price
- JPY 300, 65+ JPY 150; free on 4 May and 1 Oct (tokyo-park.or.jp, 2026)
- Price level
- JPY
- Free entry
- Greenery Day (4 May) and Tokyo Citizens Day (1 October)
Also free for: Primary school children and younger; junior high students living or studying in Tokyo
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Plum blossoms in February, cherries in spring and maples in late November are the peaks.
- Enter from the west gate near Iidabashi.