Tokyo to launch annual pass for 9 historical Japanese gardens

Tokyo to launch annual pass for 9 historical Japanese gardens

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association will introduce an annual pass for nine historical gardens in Tokyo beginning Feb. 1. The price is 4,000 yen for adults and 2,000 yen for people over 65. The nine Japanese gardens are: Hamarikyu Onshi Teien (photo), Kiyosumi Teien, Koishikawa-Korakuen, Kyu-Furukawa Teien, Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Teien, Kyu-Shibarikyu Onshi Teien, Mukojima Hyakka-en, Tonogayato Teien and Rikugi-en. The current annual pass is valid for one garden only.

Rainy season starts in extensive areas, including Tokyo

Rainy season starts in extensive areas, including Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors to Hamarikyu Onshi Garden in Tokyo view flowers under an umbrella on June 9 as the Japan Meteorological Agency said the rainy season is believed to have started in the Kanto-Koshin region, including Tokyo, and the southern Tohoku region.

Rainy season starts in extensive areas, including Tokyo

Rainy season starts in extensive areas, including Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors to Hamarikyu Onshi Garden in Tokyo view flowers under an umbrella on June 9 as the Japan Meteorological Agency said the rainy season is believed to have started in the Kanto-Koshin region, including Tokyo, and the southern Tohoku region. (Kyodo)

Tokyo to launch annual pass for 9 historical Japanese gardens

Tokyo to launch annual pass for 9 historical Japanese gardens

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association will introduce an annual pass for nine historical gardens in Tokyo beginning Feb. 1. The price is 4,000 yen for adults and 2,000 yen for people over 65. The nine Japanese gardens are: Hamarikyu Onshi Teien (photo), Kiyosumi Teien, Koishikawa-Korakuen, Kyu-Furukawa Teien, Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Teien, Kyu-Shibarikyu Onshi Teien, Mukojima Hyakka-en, Tonogayato Teien and Rikugi-en. The current annual pass is valid for one garden only. (Kyodo)

Lake Ashi

Lake Ashi

The Hakone Imperial Villa is visible on top of the hill of Dogashima. It was built in 1886 as a villa for Emperor Meiji. This site had been called Dogashima (Dogashima- the island of tower) because there was a tower at the Hakone Gongen Shrine in the ancient times. The imperial villa was built because this is the best location to see the inverted reflection of Fuji on the furface of Lake Ashinoko. Also, this site is close enough to Tokyo to avoid the summer heat. This site is now named Onshi Hakone Park.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number89‐6‐0]