Kyū-Iwasaki-tei Garden

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1896 villa of Iwasaki Hisaya (Mitsubishi), no photos inside at weekends.

Walking up the entrance slope, you first reach the portico of the Western-style house, and soon understand why reviews call it demanding for people with limited mobility: the historic building has no air conditioning and few facilities. On weekdays you may photograph only the building, not people; at weekends and on public holidays no photos are allowed inside, a rule that more than one review points out as a drawback.

The residence was built in 1896 for Iwasaki Hisaya, eldest son of the Mitsubishi founder Iwasaki Yatarō and third president of the group, to a design by the English architect Josiah Conder, the same architect as the Rokumeikan. Of the more than twenty original buildings, three remain: the Western-style house, the billiard room (connected to the house by an underground tunnel) and a hall of the Japanese section.

ℹ️ Open 9:00–17:00, last entry 16:30. Closed from 29 December to 1 January. Admission 400 yen (200 yen for over-65s); free guided tour at 11:00 and 14:00 (45 minutes). ⚠️ No interior photography at weekends and on public holidays (on weekdays you may photograph only the building, not people, and not on the stairs). The entrance is uphill; the historic building has no air-conditioning systems and few facilities for people with limited mobility.

🚉 Yushima · 7 min walk

Sources: tokyo-park.or.jp · tokyo-park.or.jp

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