Hama-rikyu Gardens Walking Tour with Matcha& Japanese Sweets
Overview
Available languages
Mobile ticket
Hama-rikyu Gardens is a historic Edo-period landscape garden in Tokyo. On this 2-hour walking tour, explore the garden’s design and seasonal scenery with a guide, then enjoy a matcha green tea and Japanese sweets break in the garden’s tea room.
Within the garden, the highlights are the Karesansui (dry landscape garden) and Kaiyushiki garden (circular garden). Visitors can also enjoy the plants and trees, whose beauty changes with the seasons.
The tour guide will explain in detail about the history of the garden and the background of the garden's design, allowing visitors to gain a deeper understanding of Japanese garden culture.
In addition, there is a tea ceremony room in the garden where you will experience matcha green tea and Japanese sweets!
Please enjoy Japanese garden culture while admiring the garden scenery and taking pictures!
*Matcha green tea and Japanese sweets are included in the tour fee.
*We recommend that you wear comfortable walking shoes for this walking tour.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Hamarikyu Gardens
The Hamarikyu Gardens are the largest gardens of the Daimyo gardens in Tokyo. Daimyo gardens originated in the Edo period (1603-1868) when samurai established gardens within their vast estates. The garden has a waterway running through it, and the scenery created by the bridges, buildings, and trees is magnificent. Flowers can be enjoyed in each of the four seasons. This is the only place in Tokyo where you can see a pond created by drawing seawater from the sea.
Advertising Museum Tokyo
*Optional* This museum features exhibits related to Japanese advertising. Visitors can enjoy and learn about the changes in advertising over time and the differences between Japanese and foreign advertising. Admission is free.
What‘s Included
Matcha green tea and Japanese sweets
tour guide
Options
Only Japanese Garden
Japanese Garden + Surrounding
+ Surrounding
Reviews
6 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Wnderful Garden Tour
RetiredOnTravel,May 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were met as we approached the park, quickly handling the business and getting right into the tour explaining how this was started centuries ago for the shogun and family. Once inside, she kept the history moving by taking us right to the three hundred year old black pine tree that was planted as part of. Nori kept the history going as we jhmoved on past remains of moats and canals where supplies were offloaded, then on to more plantings including an orange tree that was planted when an elephant was there. She lead us to the tidal pond by having it appear when we exited the surrounding forrest. For more wonderful views of the teahouse on an island and the bridges to it, she took us around rather than rushing across a bridge. When we got to the teahouse, we enjoyed a snack as she related how the view use to be to the ocean instead of the sky scrapers. From there we moved on to the lesser maintained parts such as the duck hunting ponds and canals, but we were able to imagine it through her description. The time seemed to fly by as she took us around and back to the exit. Although the garden tour was done, she made sure we made it to the local subway station and sent us on our way happy and having learned quite a bit.
Great fun!
KRISTEN T,Apr 13, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Yoshi was an amazing guide and very informative throughout our tour. She met us early and even put up with a very rainy afternoon in the gardens! Despite the rain, it was great fun and she was the best! The gardens were beautiful despite the rain and the tea ceremony was a blast!
Walking tour at Hama-rikyu garden
TLSmithSydney,Mar 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very wet day however a lovely walking tour
Lovely Day out
Leonie M,Jul 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a wonderful, relaxed guided tour through the gardens. The tea and sweets were lovely. Our guide, Nori was so helpful.
Good guide
396adriennet,Dec 16, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour guide was excellent. She explained about the culture of Tokyo. She showed us around on time and we were able to enjoy Tokyo. I was not bored one bit.
very beautiful
avacX7306VM,Dec 9, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The contrast between the history of Edo and the buildings was very beautiful. The matcha was fun. Our guide, AKI, was very attentive. I am glad she was our guide.
From ¥13,200
Want a private experience? Upgrade to a private tour
Related Experiences
Operated by gotcha