FARO Pastry Chef Mineko Kato’s Tokyo

"‘This is a place where you can enjoy a beautiful Japanese garden without even leaving Tokyo. Relax leisurely with a book in hand, while experiencing the changing seasons. Just having such a clean and beautiful garden is wonderful in and of itself, but Rikugien Garden also has small hills and lets visitors experience nature with a hint of wildness to it. I also recommend the tea and sweets at the teahouse inside the park.’ A famous example of the circuit-style garden (kaiyu-shiki tsukiyama sensui teien) popular in the Edo period and a specially designated national cultural property, it features a path tracing around the pond and offers views that change with the four seasons." - Wakana Kubo