Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens
- Published 2010.7.13
The Kyu Iwasaki-tei Gardens were originally the founder of Mitsubishi, Iwasaki’s principal residence. The buildings which exist today are the West Hall, the Billiard Room, and the Japanese Hall, built in 1896.
The West Hall and Billiard room were designed by Josiah Conder, who came to Japan as a hired foreigner. He in a sense created a strong foundation for Japanese architecture and trained many Japanese architects, including Kingo Tatsuno, who is famous for working on Tokyo Station. Josiah Conder has designed many of the Mitsubishi group’s buildings.
The West Hall is a 17th century Jacobean style wooden building with two floors. The Billiard Room is a wooden, gothic building, and is of Chalet-style. The Japanese Hall is of traditional Japanese style residential architecture, and was used for daily living. The wide garden in front of the buildings took over the role of being the feudal lord’s garden, and before World War Two, was much larger.
Information
| Hours | 9:00am – 5:00pm (admittance until 4:30) |
|---|---|
| Holidays | New Year’s day |
| Fee | Adult – 400yen / Senior – 200yen / Elementary student – free |
| Access | Three minute walk from Tokyo Metro Chiyoda line Yushuma Station |
| Address | Tokyo-to, Taito-ku, Ikenohata 1-3-45 |
| Tel | 03-3823-8340 |
| Website | http://teien.tokyo-park.or.jp/en/kyu-iwasaki/index.html |
| Map |
