Shizen Kyōiku-En (Institute For Nature Study)

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Lonely Planet review

Although the 200,000 sq metres of this land was the estate of a daimyō some six centuries ago and was the site of gunpowder warehouses in the early Meiji period, you'd scarcely know it now. Since 1949, this garden has been part of the Kokuritsu Kagaku Hakubutsukan, and aims to preserve the local flora in undisciplined profusion. Bonus: admission is limited to 300 people at a time.

There are some wonderful walks through its forests, marshes and ponds, making this one of Tokyo's least known and most appealing getaways.