The Gardens at the New Otani

The New Otani is the hotel where I live, at least for now.  It is famous for its incredible japanese gardens, which are said to be some of the oldest in Tokyo - they are about 400 years old.


This is the view one sees when one first walks from the tea room and on into the garden.


This is a massive rock garden - sort of along the lines of little kits with pebbles and sand, but different.


Close up of a flower in the flower bed from the above garden.


This is a view across a pond. There is an old stone lamp on the other side.


Here is one of the many very small water falls in the gardens.  Can you see the goldfish at the bottom?


One of the more beautiful carp in the ponds.


A second set of falls.
 


These are the main falls at the New Otani Gardens. They are about 15 feet high.