Hyakkaen Information (hyakkaen.jp)
Mukojima Hyakkaen is a flower garden that originated in the Edo period. During the Bunka-Bunsei period, when the culture of the Edo townspeople was in full bloom, Sawara Kikuu, who made his fortune as an antique dealer, opened the garden with the cooperation of writers and artists with whom he had exchanges. The only remaining “Edo flower garden” where visitors can enjoy viewing seasonal flowers and plants. The garden is also famous for its “Mushi-kiki no Kai” and “Tsukimi-no-Kai,” traditional events that have been held since the Edo period, as well as the “Hagi Matsuri,” a bush clover festival. The shrine is dedicated to “Fukurokuju,” one of the seven gods of good fortune in Sumida. The highlight of the festival is the plum blossoms in early spring and the hagi (Japanese hollyhock), which has been loved as one of the seven autumnal flowers. The “Hagi Festival” is held in conjunction with the Hagi Tunnel, which is approximately 30 meters long, and visitors can freely write haiku and waka poems in a haiku book placed in a small arbor next to the wisteria trellis.
Hours: 9:00-17:00, admission until 16:30
Closed: Year-end and New Year holidays
〒131-0032 3-18-3 Higashimukojima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
