Furukawa Garden @ Tokyo

The Famous rose garden at the center of Tokyo.
Taking advantage of the topography of the Musashino Plateau, with its slopes and lowlands, a Western-style building was built on a small hill on the north side, a Western-style garden on the slope, and a Japanese garden on the lowlands.
The garden was originally the residence of Mutsu Munemitsu, the former leader of the Meiji era, but after his second son was adopted by the Furukawa family, the garden became the property of the Furukawa family. The buildings from that time no longer exist.
The current Western-style building and garden were designed by Englishman Dr. Josiah Conder (1852-1920). In addition to this garden, Dr. Condor designed the Western-style wing of the former Iwasaki Residence Garden, Rokumeikan, Nicolai Hall, and other buildings, making a significant contribution to the world of architecture in Japan.
The Japanese garden was designed by Jihei Ogawa (1860-1933), a Kyoto gardener known as Ueji VII, who also designed Murinan, the Kyoto villa of Aritomo Yamagata, the Heian Shrine Garden, Maruyama Park, and the gardens of villas of wealthy people in the Nanzenji area.
Roses and Western-style buildings
After the war, the ownership of the garden was transferred to the national government, but the Tokyo Metropolitan Government leased the garden from the government free of charge in response to local requests, and opened it to the public.
The garden is one of the few rare examples of an early Taisho period garden that retains its original form, and is a superb and representative example of the harmony of Japanese and Western styles achieved through the fusion of traditional methods and modern technology. Because of its importance as one of the few examples of a well-preserved modern garden in existence, the garden was designated a national place of scenic beauty on January 26, 2006, according to the Law for Protection of Cultural Properties.