Hamarikyu Gardens as seen from Tokyo Tower

Hamarikyu Gardens (浜離宮恩賜庭園, Hama-rikyū Onshi Teien^?) is a public park in Tokyo, Japan. Located at the mouth of the Sumida River in Chuo-ku, it was opened April 1, 1946. The park is a 250,165 m² landscaped garden surrounded by Shioiri Pond, a sea water moat filled by Tokyo Bay. It was remodeled as a public garden park on the site of a villa of the Shogun Tokugawa family in the 17th century. Tokyo Tower by day Tokyo Tower by night Tokyo Tower (東京タワー Tōkyō tawā) is a tower in Shiba Park, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan ( ). It is 333 m (1093 ft) tall, making it the worlds highest self-supporting iron tower and the tallest structure in Tokyo. ... Tokyo , literally Eastern capital)   is the capital and one of the forty-seven prefectures of Japan. ... The Sumida River flowing through Adachi, Tokyo The Sumida River (隅田川, Sumida-gawa) is a river which flows through Tokyo, Japan. ... Location of Chuo-ku in Tokyo. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. ... The Tokugawa shogunate or Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府) (also known as the Edo bakufu) was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family until 1868. ...

The garden has an atmosphere of tranquility where visitors can forget the passage of time. Visitors can also enjoy refreshment at a teashop in Nakashima located in the middle of the pond in the garden that offers macha and Japanese sweets in a tea-ceremony style. A peony garden, plum tree grove and cosmos fields render flowers and greenery enjoyable in every season. Exhibitions falcon and Japanese goshawk traditional hunting techniques are demonstrated daily. The correct title of this article is tranquility. ... Nakashima is a surname, of Japanese origins, and may refer to: Aline Nakashima Chris Nakashima-Brown Fumi Nakashima, fictional character George Nakashima Mika Nakashima Yumi Nakashima [edit] See also Nakajima Categories: | ... In Irish mythology, Macha is a goddess linked with war, horses and kingship. ... A tea ceremony is a ritualised form of making tea. ... Species About 37; see text. ... Binomial name Accipiter gentilis (Linnaeus, 1758) The Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis; from OE. góshafuc goose-hawk) is a medium large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. ...

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• Hama-rikyu Gardens Gallery