Hamarikyu Gardens is bucolic swath of ancient parkland and ponds on the site of the 17th century villa of the Tokyo’s first Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu. Surrounded by Tokyo’s towering modern skyline, a wander round the gardens offers a relaxing opportunity to experience the old/new, traditional/modern contrast that’s so closely associated with contemporary Japanese culture and daily life in 21st century Tokyo.
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