Koishikawa Kōraku En
Local name: 小石川後楽園
Located in Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo Coordinates: 35°42′18″ N 139°44′59″ E
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Elevation
- 7 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport18 km
- NRT Narita International Airport58 km
About Koishikawa Kōraku En
Koishikawa Kōraku En is a tourist attraction. Location: Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo.
The Koishikawa Kōrakuen (小石川後楽園) is a large urban park in the Koishikawa neighborhood of Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese garden dates from the early Edo period. and is one of three surviving daimyō gardens of the many that were created during that period, the others being the Rikugi-en and the Hama Rikyū gardens.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1629
- Opened
- 1938
- Heritage designation
- Place of Scenic Beauty, Historic Site of Japan, Special Place of Scenic Beauty
- Area
- 7.1 ha
- Official website
- tokyo-park.or.jp
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Koishikawa Kōraku En
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Climate of Koishikawa Kōraku En
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 85 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 52 km southwest18°
- Odawara · 73 km southwest19°
- Mishima · 100 km southwest18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- September (202 mm)
- Driest month
- December (40 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 10° | 10° | 13° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 29° | 31° | 27° | 22° | 17° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 4° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 43 | 58 | 101 | 119 | 129 | 174 | 157 | 157 | 202 | 167 | 85 | 40 |
How to get to Koishikawa Kōraku En
The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 18 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chuo, 5 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 18 kmsouth
- Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 58 kmeast
- Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 80 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Chuo Population: 169.2K 5 kmsoutheast
- Minato Population: 260.5K 5 kmsouth
- Kita-ku Population: 332.1K 5 kmnorth
- Nakano City Population: 344.9K 7 kmwest
- Katsushika-ku Population: 453.1K 10 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Koishikawa Kōraku En
Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 38 natural sites, 43 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km47 places
- Saitama Super Arena Landmark 24 kmNW
- Ueno Dōbutsuen Attraction 2 kmNE
- National Museum of Modern Art Museum 2 kmS
- Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park Natural site 6 kmS
25–60 km45 places
- Enoshima Island 51 kmSW
- Ai River River 56 kmS
- Iruma River River 29 kmNW
- Lake Tega Lake 34 kmNE
60–100 km38 places
- Jōga Shima Island 64 kmS
- Hatsu-shima Island 91 kmSW
- Mount Atago Mountain 69 kmS
- Karasuba Yama Mountain 74 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tokyo Dome Landmark, Bunkyō-ku0.2 km E -
Nippon Budōkan Landmark, Chiyoda-ku1.3 km S -
Yushima Seidō Attraction, Bunkyō-ku1.6 km E -
Tokyo Imperial Palace Historic site, Chiyoda-ku2.2 km S -
Yamatane Museum of Art Museum, Chiyoda-ku1.7 km S -
National Museum of Western Art Museum, Taito2.6 km NE -
Tokyo National Museum Museum, Taito2.7 km NE -
Gokoku Ji Attraction, Bunkyō-ku2.9 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
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Akihabara Neighbourhood, Chiyoda-ku2.2 km E
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Kagurazaka Neighbourhood, Shinjuku1 km SW
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Chiyoda City Neighbourhood, Chiyoda-ku2.3 km S
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Sendagi Neighbourhood, Bunkyō-ku2.7 km N
Sources & licences
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