Rikugien garden is one of most beautiful Japanese landscape garden alongside Koishikawa Korakuen. These were counted in two major gardens of Edo from the time of landscaping in 1695. The garden was constructed by Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu and the land was given by fifth shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. About 7 years were spent to construct the garden for digging a pond in … [Read more...]