Rikugi-en Gardens

Rikugi-en
六義園
A view of Rikugi-en from Fujishiro-toge hill
LocationBunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Area87,809.41 m2 (945,172.6 sq ft)
Created1938 (1938)
Operated byTokyo metropolitan parks
ParkingNone
Public transit accessKomagome Station
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)

Rikugi-en (六義園) is a metropolitan park in Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The name Rikugi-en means "garden of six principles", referring to the six elements in waka poetry, based on the traditional division of Chinese poetry into six categories. The gardens consist of a small pond, trees, and a hill.

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