An exquisite park, used for weddings on the weekend, it's an enchanting way to experience a very personal side of Japanese culture. The brides are lined up in a holding pattern like jets coming into Heathrow. They marry somewhere nearby and come to the park for the photographs. The most fabulous thing is when the bridal party are in traditional Japanese clothing. Incredible, ornate, solemn.
The koi in the pond are ravenous and beach themselves in an attempt to get food, their lips rival Mick Jagger's.
Spend a morning or more here, the actual park is traditional and has a tea house, ducks, the aforementioned pond, and some beautiful stonework.
Don't miss it.
Shirokanedai metro
Shirokanedai is on both the Mita and Nanbu lines; check which line the train is on when leaving, as both lines go from the same platform.
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