Hamarikyu Gardens
Shiodome, Tokyo
- Daily
- 9:00 to 17:00
Last entry 16:30. Closed 29 December to 1 January.
Source: tokyo-park.or.jp, checked 5 Oct 2026.
Hamarikyu Gardens was a shogun's duck-hunting ground and is now open to everyone. A traditional teahouse sits on a tidal pond with skyscrapers all around it, which is Tokyo in one view.
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Insider tip
Entry is 300 yen. The Nakajima teahouse on the pond serves matcha with a seasonal sweet. Tokyo Cruise water buses from Asakusa dock inside the garden, so you can arrive by river. Check the day's timetable first.
What the guides say about Hamarikyu Gardens
Start early at Tsukiji Outer Market for tamagoyaki on a stick and a uni bowl, then it's ten minutes to Hamarikyu Gardens, a shogun-era garden with a tea house on an island in a seawater pond. Have matcha there. Take your time.
What's on at Hamarikyu Gardens
Upcoming events at Hamarikyu Gardens and within a ten-minute walk, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
Moon-Viewing Walk at Hama-rikyu Gardens
浜離宮でお月見散歩 ～将軍の御庭で栗名月を愛でる～
Time 9:00 to 21:00, last entry 20:30 Station Shiodome (Toei Oedo Line, exit 10), 5 min walk
The garden stays open until 21:00 with lit paths, evening performances of kagura, koto and shakuhachi, and food trucks, with last entry at 20:30.
Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0 Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony
Station Shiodome (Toei Oedo Line, Yurikamome), 7 min walk
Tokyo's biggest public tea gathering sets up outdoor nodate seats and tea rooms across a former shogunal garden on the bay. From 2026 every tea seat is sold on the day at the garden, with no advance applications, so arrive early; tea tickets are on top of garden admission.
Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0 Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony
Station Shiodome (Toei Oedo Line, Yurikamome), 7 min walk
Tokyo's biggest public tea gathering sets up outdoor nodate seats and tea rooms across a former shogunal garden on the bay. Tea tickets are on top of garden admission; check the official site for how seats are sold.
Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0 Tokyo Game Dungeon 15 (indie game exhibition)
東京ゲームダンジョン15
Time See the official page nearer the day (edition 14: 11:00 to 17:00) Station Takeshiba (Yurikamome), 2 min walk; Hamamatsucho (JR), 5 min walk
Solo and small-team game makers show their indie games for you to play, and sell goods, at the Takeshiba trade centre near Hamamatsucho.
Tokyo Game Dungeon 16 (indie game exhibition)
東京ゲームダンジョン16
Time See the official page nearer the day Station Takeshiba (Yurikamome), 2 min walk; Hamamatsucho (JR), 5 min walk
A bigger Golden Week edition of the indie game exhibition, with about 400 makers over three floors showing games for you to play.
Smaller local events nearby
Hamarikyu Gardens 80th anniversary evening opening Garden
30 Oct to 3 Nov · Hamarikyu Gardens, Tsukiji
For its 80th year as a public garden Hamarikyu opens late for five evenings with umbrella-themed decorations, tea at the Nakajima teahouse and kitchen cars.
Garden admission (300 yen, 150 yen for 65 and over) · 9:00 to 21:00 (last entry 20:30) · Map · Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association (Hamarikyu Gardens) · 浜離宮恩賜庭園 開園80周年記念事業 第二弾 ～夜の御庭をそぞろ歩き～
Western Horsemanship at Hama-rikyu Festival
Sat 21 Nov · Hama-rikyu Gardens, Hamarikyu
Demonstrations and explanations of Western horsemanship and its tack near the Oniwaguchi Gate ruins, where riding was once shown to the shogun.
Free · 11:00 to 16:30 · Map · Source: Hamarikyu Gardens (Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association) · 【西洋馬術導入の地、浜離宮】開催!
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Good to know
- What is the address of Hamarikyu Gardens?
- 1-1 Hamarikyu-teien, Chuo-ku, Tokyo (in Japanese: 東京都中央区浜離宮庭園1-1).
- What are the opening hours of Hamarikyu Gardens?
- Daily 9:00 to 17:00. Last entry 16:30. Closed 29 December to 1 January.
- How do I get to Hamarikyu Gardens?
- The nearest station is Shiodome (Oedo Line). Hamarikyu Gardens is in Shiodome, Tokyo.
- How much does Hamarikyu Gardens cost?
- Hamarikyu Gardens is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Hamarikyu Gardens?
- Plan for 1-2 hours.
- When is the best time to visit Hamarikyu Gardens?
- Mornings.
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