Characterised by its large pond, Kiyosumi Garden features footpaths that were designed to take you on a walk through the garden’s waterscape, which is alive with glittering koi fish, turtles and birds.
As beautiful as the boulders of Kiyosumi Garden are, their placement around the garden and its three islands is no coincidence. Shipping financer and Mitsubishi founder Iwasaki Yataro used his steam ships to collect beautiful stones from all around Japan and decorated the garden with them. Large isowatari (stepping stones) are placed in the shallower parts of the pond, where you can admire the trees’ reflections across the water.