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The garden covers roughly 25 acres (10 ''ha''), and includes an artificial lake and small hills arranged in the style of a private aristocratic or samurai garden, though on a larger scale. Open to the public, it became a popular place for townspeople of Edo to gather for seasonal celebrations such as ''[[hanami]]'' (appreciating [[cherry blossoms]] in spring), and ''[[momijigari]]'' (admiring the leaves changing color in fall), as well as other occasions. [[Courtesans]] also came to frequently display themselves in the gardens.

The garden covers roughly 25 acres (10 ''ha''), and includes an artificial lake and small hills arranged in the style of a private aristocratic or samurai garden, though on a larger scale. Open to the public, it became a popular place for townspeople of Edo to gather for seasonal celebrations such as ''[[hanami]]'' (appreciating [[cherry blossoms]] in spring), and ''[[momijigari]]'' (admiring the leaves changing color in fall), as well as other occasions. [[Courtesans]] also came to frequently display themselves in the gardens.

In the process of the [[Meiji Restoration]], the garden became [[Meiji government|government]] property, and fell into considerable disrepair. It was purchased and restored in [[1878]] by [[Iwasaki Yataro|Iwasaki Yatarô]], founder of [[Mitsubishi]]. His younger brother and successor [[Iwasaki Yanosuke]] and eldest son [[Iwasaki Hisaya]] continued the restoration of the gardens after Yatarô's death, and its expansion to 120,000 ''tsubo'', donating it to the city of Tokyo in 1938.<ref>Gallery labels, Tôyô Bunko.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/35953134521/sizes/h/]</ref>

In the process of the [[Meiji Restoration]], the garden became [[Meiji government|government]] property, and fell into considerable disrepair. It was purchased and restored in [[1878]] by [[Iwasaki Yataro|Iwasaki Yatarô]], founder of [[Mitsubishi]]. His younger brother and successor [[Iwasaki Yanosuke]] and eldest son [[Iwasaki Hisaya]] continued the restoration of the gardens after Yatarô's death, and its expansion to 120,000 ''tsubo''. In [[1905]], they organized a large event at the gardens honoring [[Togo Heihachiro|Tôgô Heihachirô]] and 6,000 of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] sailors under his command for their service in the [[Russo-Japanese War]]. Iwasaki Hisaya donated the gardens to the city of Tokyo in 1938.<ref>Gallery labels, Tôyô Bunko.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/35953134521/sizes/h/]</ref>

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