Rikugien Gardens

The name Rikugi-en means six elements of poetry and scenes from famous poems are reproduced in the gardens.

Rikugien is quite a beautiful garden with a central pond, islands, forested areas, man made hills and several tea houses are hidden amongst the forests and hills.

Only the Japanese could successfully fit such a peaceful oasis into the middle of a noisy metropolis. Rikugien Gardens was exactly the peaceful escape I needed. Time to decompress from being in Laos and Thailand and think.