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OUR TRAVELS

IN JAPAN PART 20
Stephen and Anthony Grey.

Tokyo – Part Four

Stephen and Anthony have been keeping Koi since
2003 and have been visiting Japan since 2006, more
recently visiting southern Japan. As well as visiting
Koi breeders and their farms they enjoy the adventure
of travelling around and exploring the sites Japan has
to offer.
This our twentieth instalment of our series of articles
Stephen and Anthony Grey. ‘Our Travels in Japan’ following on from our nineteenth
Stephen and Anthony Grey.
article in issue 74. If you have not already done so,
please read our first article in issue 27.
Hama-rikyu Gardens & Ginza District

For this trip, this was our final day in Tokyo, but before
we say goodbye and head south to Shin-Osaka we had
planned to spend the morning visiting the third garden
on our list in Tokyo, the Hama-rikyu Gardens. We had
been recommended to visit this garden by our Japanese
friend and tutor. First, we had to pack and checkout of
our hotel. We asked to leave our cases in reception till
later in the day which they agreed, which saves time
and money, as normally the only other alternative is to
use a locker in the station, for around 1,000 yen or £6
for the day – which isn’t too bad, but we have found the
lockers tend to go fast!

Before heading off we had a quick breakfast and coffee
to fuel up! The garden was in walking distance
The beautifully landscaped approximately 25 minutes at a fast pace, with the route
metropolitan Hama-rikyu taking us through Ginza, being Tokyo’s premier upmarket
Gardens are located at the shopping district, which we would take in more on the
mouth of the Sumida River,
surrounded by a seawater way back. With the entrance to Hama-rikyu being at the
moat filled by Tokyo Bay. end of the main Ginza Street.

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