Name: Korakuen    Alternate Name: Kôrakuen, Koraku-en  Address: Korakuen  Mailing Address:   City:   State: Tokyo-to  Postal Code:   Country: JAPAN  Latitude/Longitude: lat=35.75; long=139.5 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s):   Construction Period: -   Public/Private: PUBLIC  Hours: 9am - 4:30pm daily, closed December 28 - January 4  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 8/26/2001  Last Updated: 8/26/2001  JGarden Description: This garden should not be confused with the Korakuen in Okayama-shi, far removed from Tokyo. This garden is a landscape/stroll garden that includes a 400 year old pine and a mound of clipped bamboo. It sits amidst office towers, a baseball stadium and an amusement park. It's located a 7 minute walk from either 1) the Korakuen Station on the Marunouchi-sen subway line; or 2) the Iidabayashi Station on the JR Yamanote-sen or the Tozai-sen and Yurakucho subway lines.

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