Tokyo
Travel
2022.10.01
In conjunction with the autumn foliage season, the “Metropolitan Teien Autumn Foliage Stamp Rally” will be held at the 9 gardens of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. This year, visitors can choose to participate in either a digital format using a smartphone or an analog format using special paper.
＜Holding period＞
Saturday, October 15, 2022 – Sunday, December 11, 2022
All participants who have obtained stamps for the three gardens will receive an original “garden standby image” as a downloadable gift.
For those participating in the digital format, please go to the download page from the URL displayed after receiving the reward and download the image.
For those who participate in analog format, please scan the QR code at each garden and download the image from the download screen.
*If you have collected stamps for 3 gardens, you can download the image from the site.
*Downloading will be available until December 11 (Sun.).
Those who have collected stamps for 5 gardens will receive a discount coupon for “Metropolitan Garden Calendar 2023”, which is available at each of the participating gardens.
After collecting stamps for 5 gardens, please pick up the discount coupon at the window of each garden. With the discount coupon, you can purchase the calendar for 300 yen instead of 500 yen.
If you wish to purchase the “Metropolitan Garden Calendar 2023,” please present the discount coupon at the time of purchase.
*Up to 5 copies of the “Metropolitan Garden Calendar 2023” may be purchased at a time with this discount coupon.
This offer will end when the stock of “Metropolitan Garden Calendar 2023” runs out.
*Please present the discount coupon at the time of purchase if you wish to purchase the “Metropolitan Garden Calendar 2023”.
*Up to 5 copies of “Metropolitan Garden Calendar 2023” can be discounted per discount coupon.
This offer will end when the stock of “Metropolitan Garden Calendar 2023” runs out.
The first 200 visitors who collect stamps for 7 gardens will receive JR East original goods: ballpoint pens and clear files designed to commemorate JR East’s Shinkansen anniversary.
Please pick up the goods at the window of each applicable garden after obtaining stamps for 7 gardens.
*Will end as soon as it is gone.
*Please pick up by Sunday, December 11.
The first 150 visitors to collect stamps for all 9 gardens will receive a gift of the garden’s original wasanbon (a Japanese sweet) worth 700 yen.
Please pick up the prize at the window of each garden after collecting stamps of all 9 gardens.
*Will end as soon as it is gone.
*Please pick up by Sunday, December 11.
■Hama-rikyu Gardens (Chuo Ward)
＞Hama-rikyu Gardens Official Site
■Former Shiba Rikyu Gardens (Minato Ward)
＞Former Shiba Rikyu Gardens Official Site
■Koishikawa Korakuen Garden (Bunkyo Ward)
＞Koishikawa Korakuen Official Site
■Rikugien Garden (Bunkyo Ward)
＞Rikugien Official Site
■Former Iwasaki Residence Garden (Taito Ward)
＞Former Iwasaki Residence Garden Official Site
■Mukojima Hyakkaen (Sumida Ward)
＞Mukojima Hyakkaen Official Site
■Kiyosumi Garden (Koto Ward)
＞Kiyosumi Garden Official Site
■Former Furukawa Garden (Kita Ward)
＞Former Furukawa Garden Official Site
■Tonogayato Garden (Kokubunji City)
＞Tonogayato Garden Official Site
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