is a Tokyo metropolitan park

Parks and gardens in Tokyo

-Urban parks and gardens:-Flowers:-National parks:There are four national parks in Tokyo Prefecture:* Chichibu Tama Kai National Park, in Nishitama and spilling over into Yamanashi and Saitama Prefectures...

 in Kita, Tokyo

Kita, Tokyo

is one of the special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself the City of Kita .As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 332,140 and a population density of 16,140 persons per km². The total area is 20.59 km².-Geography:...

. The park includes an old western-style building, a rose garden, and a Japanese-style garden.

History

The western-style building and western-style gardens were designed and built in 1917 by Josiah Conder

Josiah Conder (architect)

Josiah Conder was a British architect who worked as a foreign advisor to the government of Meiji period Japan...

. The land was at one time home to the politician Mutsu Munemitsu

Mutsu Munemitsu

Count was a statesman and diplomat in Meiji period Japan.-Early life:Mutsu Munemitsu was born in Wakayama domain, Kii Province as the sixth son of Date Munehiro, a samurai retainer of the Kii Tokugawa clan...

. The park in it's current state was opened to the public in 1956.

Access

General admission is 150 yen. The park is open daily until 5 PM. It is a quick walk from Kami-Nakazato Station

Kami-Nakazato Station

is a JR East railway station located in Kita, Tokyo, Japan. It is served by both the kaisoku and kakueki-tessha trains.-Adjacent stations:-References:...

 on the JR

East Japan Railway Company

is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....

 Keihin-Tōhoku Line

Keihin-Tohoku Line

The , is a railway line in Japan which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company network. The line's name is derived from the characters for , and the...

  or Nishigahara Station

Nishigahara Station

is a subway station in the Tokyo Metro network. It is located in Kita, Tokyo. With about 6,000 passengers, it is one of the least-used stations in the entire Metro network. Kyu-Furukawa Gardens can be reached by walking from this station.- Lines :...

 on the Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line