This is the first time I have been to Japan. We stayed at the Grand Prince Hotel.
This is one of three Prince Hotels (Takanawa, New Takanawa Prince, and Sakura Tower) all located in a 10-acre garden which formerly belonged to the Takeda Palace of Prince Tsuneyoshi Takeda. The hotel is modern and very nice.
We were fortunate to have a view from our 6th story room onto the garden area. It is very well maintained and I saw a steady stream of visitors while we were staying there, including more than one wedding party.
The garden is well laid out and marked. We were visiting Japan in May so we missed most of the flowers identified on the chart. I had the opportunity to go down and walk around through the garden. It is a very tranquil place in busy Tokyo.Â
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