110804-0003 - Hama Imperial Villa

A boat approaches the bridge to the entrance of Hama Palace (浜御殿, Hama Goten), a garden in Tokyo established by the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1654. After the Meiji Restoration in 1868, ownership was transferred to the imperial family, and the name changed to Hama Imperial Villa (Hama Rikyu). After World War II, it became a public park and is now known as Hamarikyu Gardens (浜離宮恩賜庭園, Hama-rikyu Onshi Teien).