Parks and gardens in Tokyo
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Tokyo contains many parks and gardens.
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[edit] Urban parks and gardens
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| Park | Location | Year of opening as a public park |
|---|---|---|
| East Garden of the Imperial Palace | Chiyoda | 1968 |
| Hamarikyu Gardens | Chūō | 1946 |
| Hibiya Park | Chiyoda | 1903 |
| Inokashira Park | Kichijōji | 1918 |
| Jindai Botanical Garden | Chōfu | 1961 |
| Kamezuka Koen | Minato | |
| Kasai Rinkai Park | Edogawa | 1989 |
| Kiba Park | ||
| Kinuta Park | Setagaya | 1957 |
| Kitanomaru Park | Chiyoda | 1969 |
| Kiyosumi Garden | ||
| Koishikawa Botanical Garden | Bunkyō | 1877[1] |
| Koishikawa Korakuen Garden | Bunkyō | |
| Komazawa Olympic Park | Setagaya and Meguro | 1964 |
| Kyu-Furukawa Gardens | ||
| Meiji Shrine Inner Garden | ||
| Meiji Shrine Outer Garden | Shinjuku and Minato | 1926 |
| Rikugien Garden | Bunkyō | 1938[2] |
| Shakujii Park | Nerima | 1959 |
| Shiba Park | Minato | |
| Shinjuku Central Park | Shinjuku | |
| Shinjuku Gyoen | Shinjuku | 1949 |
| Showa Memorial Park | Tachikawa | |
| Sumida Park | ||
| Ueno Park | Ueno | 1924 |
| Yoyogi Park | Shibuya | 1967 |
[edit] Flowers
| Type of flower | Blooming season | Locations |
|---|---|---|
| Ume blossoms | Feb. - March | Yoshino Baigo in Ome, Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden, Hanegi Park in Umegaoka |
| Cherry blossoms (sakura) | Late March - early April | Ueno Park and Shinobazu Pond, Yoyogi Park, Shinjuku Gyoen, Inokashira Park in Kichijōji, Chidorigafuchi Imperial Palace moat near the Budokan, Aoyama Cemetery, Sumida Park and River near Asakusa, International Christian University |
| Wisteria | Late April - early May | Kameido Tenjin Shrine in Koto Ward |
| Azaleas | Late April - early May | Nezu Shrine, East Garden of the Imperial Palace, Shiofune Kannon Temple in Ome |
| Roses | mid - late May | Jindai Botanical Garden in Chōfu |
| Irises | early - mid June | Meiji Shrine, Horikiri Iris Garden |
| Hydrangeas | June - July | Takahata Fudo Temple, Hino |
[edit] National parks
There are four national parks in Tokyo Prefecture:
- Chichibu Tama Kai National Park, in Nishitama and spilling over into Yamanashi and Saitama Prefectures
- Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park, around Mount Takao to the south of Hachioji.
- Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, which includes all of the Izu Islands.
- Ogasawara National Park. As of 2006, efforts were being made to make Ogasawara National Park a UNESCO natural World Heritage Site.
[edit] Notes
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