After emerging from the subway station and entering the traditional Kiyosumi gardens it's easy to forget that you are in Tokyo even with only a thin barrier of foliage separating you from busy Tokyo streets. The Tokyo metropolitan government has rightly designated the Kiyosumi gardens as a place of scenic beauty.
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The original gardens are thought to date back to the Edo era (around 300 years ago) and cover an area of about 81,000 square metres.
The current gardens were reconstructed 150 years ago with 55 huge water worn rocks moved to the site from all over Japan.
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