Garden · Kasuya / Setagaya
Roka Koshun-en 蘆花恒春園
The wooded former home of the Meiji novelist Tokutomi Roka, who left the city in 1907 to live as a gentleman farmer. His thatched cottages are preserved in a quiet park of oak and bamboo groves, and the next-door park has fields of flowers.
About
Tokutomi Roka, a bestselling Meiji-era writer and follower of Tolstoy, moved to what was then the farming village of Kasuya in 1907. He called himself a "beautiful peasant", planted the land himself and wrote about rural life here for twenty years. His widow donated the property, and today the cottages, study and the couple's graves stand in a grove of oak, camellia and bamboo. The houses are open free of charge. A small memorial hall displays manuscripts and mementoes, including of his 1906 visit to Tolstoy. Around it, the larger park has open lawns, a plum grove and seasonal flower beds, and is loved by families from the surrounding estates. It is a quiet piece of old Musashino woodland that almost no visitor to Tokyo ever sees.
Highlights
- Tokutomi Roka's preserved thatched-era cottages and study, free to enter
- A memorial hall with manuscripts and Tolstoy connections
- Oak and bamboo woodland that recalls old Musashino
- A plum grove in February and flower fields in spring and autumn
- Big, quiet lawns popular with local families
Tips
- The historic houses keep shorter hours than the park (roughly 9:00–16:30). Arrive before mid-afternoon.
- Roka-koen and Chitose-Karasuyama stations are both about 15 minutes' walk. The bus stop by the park (Roka Koshun-en) is easier still.
- Bring a picnic. There are few shops inside the park.
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