Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo has a traditional Japanese garden that is also one of the Tokyo Metropolitan Gardens which has a cascading waterfall and beautiful autumn foliage.

---

Background and History of Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo

The garden was built around 1880 by elder Meiji statesman and former prime minister Yamagata Aritomo, who named the gardens “Chinzanso” after the land’s former moniker, “Tsubakiyama,” or “the mountain of camellias.” The garden’s many natural slopes were utilized to form waterfalls and a stream, creating what is now recognized as a masterpiece of modern gardening. Some 1,000 trees of 100 varieties of camellias can be a served blooming rom winter through spring. Other seasonal sights include cherry blossoms blooming in the spring, fireflies dancing in early summer, and the the gardens turning red with maple leaves for a month beginning in late November. In addition the Lora and fauna, stonework such as the Rakanseki by Ito Jakuchu and wooden buildings such as a three-storied pagoda. The night garden is illuminated differently in every season.

Features and Sights to See

Pagodas and shrines that survived the war

Located in the garden are wooden buildings such as the three-story pagoda and Zangetsu tea house. Eight Japanese houses have been remodeled as individual Japanese-style restaurant rooms, where you can enjoy Kaiseki meals and soba noodles.

Meet the Seven Deities of Good Fortune

Many statues such as the Rakanseki by Ito Jakuchu and Hannya-ji-style stone lanterns can be seen in the gardens.

---

Making the most of water and hills: A naturalistic garden

This formative garden has many hills and gullies in its shape, causing variance in the sunlight between areas of the garden. This causes trees and plants of the same type to bloom and change color at different times. The stream running from the Chichibu mountains circulates in the garden, making the waterfall, pond, and stream particularly beautiful.

---

---

Other Articles You Might Be Interested In

• 
• 
• 
• 

---