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YOUR ONLINE SOURCE TO EVERYTHING JAPANESE & FILIPINO | BEHIND THE BYLINE - MARIA FLORENDA N. CORPUZ a.k.a. Keiko Kurane is a freelance journalist and editor with over eight years of professional experience in writing. Aside from being a freelancer, she is the Editor-in-Chief of FilJap Magazine and the Philippine Correspondent of MAHARLIKA, magazines catering to Filipinos living and working in Japan. She was also the former Editor-in-Chief of Philippine Digest, a publication based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Hibiya Park: Green Haven in Tokyo’s Business District

Hibiya Park, one of the symbols of modern Japan, is the very first westernized urban-style park in Japan.

It started out as a castle area for Matsudaira Hizen-no-kami and other feudal lords during the Edo period (1603-1867).

Hibiya Park was opened to the public on June 1, 1903. Since then, it has been a popular spot for Tokyoites and tourists alike.

Seagull Field and Local Forest

Dr. Jose Rizal’s Bust was put up in 1998 in front of the location of the former Tokyo Hotel, where he stayed from March 1-7, 1888.

How to Get There:

2-minute walk from Hibiya Sta. of Tokyo-Metro Hibiya Line, 2-minute walk from Kasumigaseki Sta. of Tokyo-Metro Marunouchi Line and Chiyoda Line, 8-minute walk from Yurakucho Sta. of JR Yamanote Line

(Photos by Din Eugenio)

(Photos published in the December 2008 issue of Philippine Digest, Japan)