Mukōjima-Hyakkaen Garden

Mukōjima-Hyakkaen Garden is an urban garden located in Sumida, Tokyo. The garden was created by a merchant, and is different from daimyō gardens, and therefore it is not a "traditional Japanese garden" in the proper sense of the term.

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Type: Garden
Description: flower garden located in Sumida, Tokyo
Also known as: “Mukojima Hyakkaen”, “Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden”, and “Mukojima-Hyakkaen Garden”
Address: 3, 東向島三丁目, 墨田区, 東京都

Places of Interest

Highlights include Higashi-Mukōjima Station and Tokyo Skytree.

Higashi-Mukōjima Station

Railway station

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Higashi-Mukōjima Station is a railway station on the Tobu Skytree Line in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.

Tokyo Skytree

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Tokyo Skytree, a.k.a Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012, and reached its full height of 634 metres in early 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the Canton Tower, and the third tallest structure in the world behind Merdeka 118 and Burj Khalifa.

Tobu Museum

Museum

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The Tobu Museum is a railway museum in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It opened in May 1989, and is operated by Tobu Railway. The museum was closed from January 2009 until June 2009 for refurbishment. It reopened on 22 July 2009.