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Location:
Nanushi no Taki Garden is located in Kita City, Tokyo, Japan. It is located near Oji Inari Shrine and is 8 minutes walk from Oji Station.
The park has a long and glorious history. Visitors can learn about the glorious past by visiting the garden.
Nanushi meaning:
The park has a deep meaning which should be discussed first.
The park belonged to a headman (Nanushi), who was from the Hatano family. Nanushi means Headman and Taki means waterfall, together Nanushi no Taki is ‘waterfall of the headman.’ But people called it Nanushi no Taki Garden.
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However, a businessman, name, Tokusaburo Kakiuchi, bought the garden in the late 19th century for business purposes. He tried to make it natural by placing elements such as stones, bridges, and maple trees.
The garden was built during the Edo Period and remaining in the same concept. Visitors can sense the ideas of Edo people looking at the garden’s design.
Now it is a garden of Kita City municipal, and the city takes care of it. The headman who designed it and the businessman, Tokusaburo Kakiuchi, who modified it, both had a very excellent sense of nature.
What tourists can enjoy:
There are four waterfalls here. Among the four, Otoko-daki is the largest waterfall. All waterfall offer clean water, which pleases the visitors.
Besides, Nanushi no Taki Garden is a good place where people can enjoy Cherry blossom viewing during the Cherry blossom since many cherries are in the garden.
If you go from the Oji station or Oji Inari Shrine, you will arrive at the first entrance, which looks like a Shrine gate( I put it as a featured image). As soon as you cross the gate, you will find a pond and many cherries around it.
Besides, there benches around the pond and a map of the garden. It has dense trees, bridges, rocky paths, a clean stream, waterfalls, and a quiet environment.
In short, Nanushi no Taki Garden is impressive and special in Tokyo.
Close to Oji Inari Shrine and Oji Station:
Nanushi no Taki Garden is one of the beautiful Edo gardens near Oji Inari Shrine, 2 minutes away from the shrine’s main gate.
If you have a plan to visit Oji Inari Shrine, you can see it. I am sure you will like it and have an idea what the Nanushi no Taki Garden is!
I call it the Tokyo Amazon forest. No garden has such rich nature in Tokyo Metropolitan as Nanushi no Taki Garden.
Besides, it has an office, and you can take some brochures from it. The staff is also amiable.
Access:
Oji Station:
JR Keihin-Tohoku Line, Toden Arakawa Line and Tokyo Metro namboku Line
8 minutes walk from station
Address:
1-15-25 Kishi-machi, Kita City, Tokyo