Tokyo: Hama-rikyu Garden Guided Tour with Entry Ticket
ID: GYG962481-1496880
Category:
Country: Japan
Duration:
01:30 hours
Description
Discover Tokyo's Hama-rikyu Garden with a guide. Learn about its history with the Tokugawa Shogunate and its unique design, featuring seawater in the garden's ponds.
Explore the Hama-rikyū Gardens, a large garden floating on the sea with a structure that incorporates seawater into an interior pond. Learn about the history of the garden and the unique Japanese hunting method of falconry on a guided tour.
Meet your guide and begin your tour of the garden, which was created by Shogun Tokugawa, who ruled Japan from Tokyo. Learn how the garden was used as a reception space for nobles and as a place for falconry, a unique Japanese hunting method.
Be surprised to find such a large garden in the city and realize that the garden has been maintained with meticulous care. In the midst of the buildings, the garden exudes tranquility and a uniquely Japanese culture.
Highlights
- Discover the Hama-rikyu Garden, a large garden floating on the sea
- Learn about the history of the garden and the Shogun Tokugawa
- See the garden's structure that incorporates seawater into an interior pond
- Admire the garden's meticulous care and tranquility in the city
- Enjoy a guided tour around the gardens with a professional guide
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The tour operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Late arrivals may not be accommodated
Please follow the guide's instructions and stay on the designated paths
In front of Yurikamome (not subway) Shiodome Station ticket gates. The guide will be holding the yellow sign for DeepExperience.
INCLUDED
- 1.5-hour guided tour
- Entrance fee to Hama-rikyū Gardens
- Professional guide
NOT INCLUDED
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Personal expenses
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
