Former Yasuda Garden

The Former Yasuda Garden (旧安田庭園) is a medium sized traditional Japanese garden night next to the Edo-Tokyo Museum. While not the biggest, it is a very beautiful garden and most importantly it’s free!

Budget travel tips

• It’s only a minute or two from Edo-Tokyo Museum, so it’s an easy walk.

• Former Yasuda Garden is a nice place to check out during the cherry blossoms or autumn colours seasons.

How to get there

From Shinjuku station, take the Sobu Line (yellow JR line) to Ryogoku station (16 mins, 210 yen).

From Tokyo station, take the Yamanote line (green JR line) to Akihabara station, then the Sobu Line line (yellow JR line) to Ryogoku station (9 mins, 150 yen).

The garden is just behind the Edo-Tokyo Museum.  The garden is surrounded by a wall with two small entrances, but there are lots of street maps around to help you.

Information

Opening times: 9:30 to 4:30

Cost: Free

Map

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