Mukojima Hyakkaen, Tokyo

Name: Mukojima Hyakkaen
Address: 3-18-3 Higashimukojima, Tokyo, 131-0032, Japan
Telephone: +81 3-3611-8705

#185 among attractions in Tokyo

Park, Relax in park, Buddhist architecture, Garden

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Facts and practical information

Mukōjima-Hyakkaen Garden is an urban garden located in Sumida, Tokyo. The garden was created by a merchant, and is different from daimyō gardens, and therefore it not a "traditional Japanese garden" in the proper sense of the term. It is the only surviving flower garden from the Edo period. Mukōjima comes from the region's old name, Hyakkaen was chosen to mean "a garden with a hundred flowers that bloom throughout the four seasons". The garden covers an area of about 10,886 m². ()

Local name: 向島百花園 Created: 1939Elevation: 20 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 35°43'27"N, 139°48'58"E

Address

3-18-3 Higashimukojima墨田区 (東向島)Tokyo 131-0032 Japan

Contact

+81 3-3611-8705

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Day trips

Mukojima Hyakkaen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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