Ikegami Baien (Plum Garden)

A plum garden located a 20-minute walk from Ikegami Station on the Tokyu Ikegami Line in Ota Ward, Tokyo. The Japanese plum is the official flower of Ota Ward, and around 370 plum trees grow in the garden, blooming with red and white flowers in early spring. Some 800 azaleas and other plants and trees are also grown in the garden, plus there are tearooms and a Japanese-style room. The garden was originally a part of Nihonga Japanese painter Shinsui Ito's home and studio; the site was later gifted to Tokyo on the condition that the garden be preserved.