Kiyosumi Garden

What it is

• A metropolitan garden in Koto Ward, Tokyo.
• Founded in 1878 by Iwasaki Yataro, founder of Mitsubishi.
• Completed by Iwasaki Yanosuke in 1891.
• Designated as a Tokyo Metropolitan Place of Scenic Beauty.

What to see

• A stroll garden with a large pond and artificial hills.
• Famous stones collected from across Japan.
• Ryotei, a sukiya-style building.
• A Western-style building designed by Josiah Conder.
• Taisho Memorial Hall, relocated from Shinjuku Gyoen.

Getting there

• Accessible by Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.