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You know those 10 days of Autumn where all the leaves change into bright colours right before they fall off? Well Japan has a special name just for that season: koyo<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0Koyo<\/em> falls around the end of November, and, every year on the 28th<\/sup>\u00a0it\u2019s Good Garden Day (somehow the numbers 11 and 28 in Japanese resemble closely enough to \u2018good\u2019 and ‘gardens\u2019 to celebrate the play on words\u2026 kind of like May the 4th Be With You). Naturally, I took this as the perfect excuse to explore!<\/p>\n

Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n

I started at the oldest garden in Tokyo:\u00a0\u00a0Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens<\/em>. It is a Special Historic Site AND a Special Scenic Beauty (a rare official combination), yet looks like hardly anything from the outside with such a tiny gate. But, for just 300\u00a5 entry past the noise of nearby theme park, it is easy to forget you\u2019re in Tokyo city at all.<\/p>\n

A classic example of a Japanese stroll-garden, complete the web of circuits to view all kinds of trees, plants, ponds, constructions, and even traces of ruins left behind from World War II.<\/p>\n

\"Koishikawa
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden’s Full Moon Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Koishikawa
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden’s Tsutenkyo Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
MY TIP:<\/h6>\n

Make sure you wear good shoes \u2013 the entire gardens are just under 71,000m2<\/sup> (which is actually only one quarter of their original size!) and either gravel or cobblestone path.<\/p>\n

Higo-Hosokawa Garden<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n

What most tourists don\u2019t know however, is that during koyo<\/em> the Japanese also light up their gardens at night with special autumn exhibits of digital art!<\/p>\n

Once the sun set on my day (which it does at about 5:00pm this time of year), I headed to Higo-Hosokawa Garden<\/em>. Only 300\u00a5 entry also, this garden\u2019s gate opens up to a lake as still as glass and reflective as a mirror and, tonight, decorated with lanterns and huge Christmas tree installations. The prefecture of this garden was hit with a pretty big earthquake only a couple years ago, so you\u2019ll see a whole bunch of lanterns decorated by the local primary school students in prayer too. Circuit around to take in the sights.<\/p>\n

\"Water
Water Reflections at Higo-Hosokawa Garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
MY TIP:<\/h6>\n

Chances are your eyes are going to see this one way better than your camera can capture! Be sure to put the device down for a while and breathe in the night air.<\/p>\n

This blog post was written by our intern visiting from Australia, Meagan Kupke.
\nSee what else she has been getting up to during her time in Japan here<\/a>.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You know those 10 days of Autumn where all the leaves change into bright colours right before they fall off? Well Japan has a special name just for that season: koyo.\u00a0Koyo falls around the end of November, and, every year on the 28th\u00a0it\u2019s Good Garden Day (somehow the numbers 11 and 28 in Japanese resemble closely enough to \u2018good\u2019 and ‘gardens\u2019 to celebrate the play on words\u2026 kind of like May the 4th Be With You). Naturally, I took this as the perfect excuse to explore! Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens I started at the oldest garden in Tokyo:\u00a0\u00a0Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens. It is a Special Historic Site AND a Special Scenic Beauty (a rare official combination), yet looks like hardly anything from the outside with such a tiny gate. But, for just 300\u00a5 entry past the noise of nearby theme park, it is easy to forget you\u2019re in Tokyo city at all. A classic example of a Japanese stroll-garden, complete the web of circuits to view all kinds of trees, plants, ponds, constructions, and even traces of ruins left behind from World War II. MY TIP: Make sure you wear good shoes \u2013 the entire gardens are just under 71,000m2 (which is actually only one quarter of their original size!) and either gravel or cobblestone path. Higo-Hosokawa Garden What most tourists don\u2019t know however, is that during koyo the Japanese also light up their gardens at night with special autumn exhibits of digital art! Once the sun set on my day (which it does at about 5:00pm this time of year), I headed to Higo-Hosokawa Garden. Only 300\u00a5 entry also, this garden\u2019s gate opens up to a lake as still as glass and reflective as a mirror and, tonight, decorated with lanterns and huge Christmas tree installations. The prefecture of this garden was hit with a pretty big earthquake only a couple years ago, so you\u2019ll see a whole bunch of lanterns decorated by the local primary school students in prayer too. Circuit around to take in the sights. MY TIP: Chances are your eyes are going to see this one way better than your camera can capture! Be sure to put the device down for a while and breathe in the night air. This blog post was written by our intern visiting from Australia, Meagan Kupke. 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