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Chinzanso Garden

Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0

Chinzanso Garden

椿山荘庭園

Tokyo · Kanto

A historic Japanese landscape garden at Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, centered on a three-story pagoda relocated to the site and a waterfall fed by the garden's ponds and streams. The grounds change through the seasons — cherry blossoms and camellia in spring, fireflies in early summer, and autumn foliage — alongside a signature evening illumination display, "Tokyo Unkai," held seasonally.

Why we picked it

Overshadowed by Tokyo's headline gardens (Shinjuku Gyoen, Rikugien), despite being a genuine historic strolling garden attached to a working luxury hotel rather than a municipal park.

Best season
Year-round
Crowd level
Moderate
Rating
4.6· 681 reviews
Opening hours
Daily 6:00 AM – 11:00 PM

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Admission
Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo garden is free to stroll in daytime (open access before ~18:30); evening illumination event ticketed. Per hotel-chinzanso-tokyo.jp / jalan.net.
Nearest station
Omokagebashi Station · 16 min walk
Website
hotel-chinzanso-tokyo.jp/access

Today

6:00–23:00Free

Stored weekly hours

Daily 6:00 AM – 11:00 PM

How to get there

From Tokyo Station · ~18 min by car

Tags

gardenhistorytemplefirefly

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