Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens
Shiba, 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.
Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens is the smaller, calmer sibling of Hamarikyu, right next to Hamamatsucho station. A perfect Edo-period stroll garden ringed by glass towers, and somehow almost always empty.
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Insider tip
Entry is 150 yen. Walk on to Zojo-ji and Tokyo Tower from here, or to Hamarikyu along the waterfront.
What's on near Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
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.
Tokyo Game Dungeon 17 (indie game exhibition)
東京ゲームダンジョン17
Time See the official page nearer the day 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.
Daradara Matsuri (Ginger Festival)
だらだら祭り
Station Onarimon (Toei Mita Line), 3 min walk
Japan's longest festival drags on for 11 days, hence the name, at a small shrine a short walk from Tokyo Tower. Stalls sell fresh ginger and chigibako good-luck boxes as they have since the Edo period, when ginger fields surrounded the shrine, with the mikoshi parade on the main mid-festival day.
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 Smaller local events nearby
Autumn at Kyu Shiba Rikyu: traditional performing arts Garden
31 Oct to 3 Nov · Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens, Hamamatsucho
Edo daikagura, Edo top spinning and Odawara festival music by the wisteria trellis over four days, with food stalls and Odawara crafts on 3 November.
Garden admission 150 yen (65 and over 70 yen); performances free · 9:00 to 17:00; performances 31 Oct (Edo daikagura), 1 Nov (Edo top spinning), 3 Nov (Odawara bayashi) at 11:30 and about 13:15 · Map · Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association (Kyu Shiba Rikyu) · 秋の旧芝離宮～伝統芸能に親しもう～
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Good to know
- What is the address of Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens?
- 1-4-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo (in Japanese: 東京都港区海岸1-4-1).
- What are the opening hours of Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens?
- Daily 9:00 to 17:00. Last entry 16:30. Closed 29 December to 1 January.
- How do I get to Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens?
- The nearest station is Hamamatsucho (JR Yamanote). Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens is in Shiba, Tokyo.
- How much does Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens cost?
- Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens?
- Plan for 45 min.
- When is the best time to visit Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens?
- Late afternoon.
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