Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Originally a dwelling place of the Naito family in the Edo period, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is a large park with a well-known garden in Shinjuku and Shibuya in Tokyo. This residence became the garden under the administration of the Imperial Household Agency of Japan. Now it is a park under the authority of the national Ministry of the Environment.

Shinjuku Gyoen was fashioned on the location of a private mansion belonging to Lord Naito. He was a daimyo (feudal lord) of the Edo era. After the Second World War, this imperial park was re-designated as a national garden and opened to the public.

Size: 58.3 hectares
Circumference: 3.5 km
Styles: French Formal, English Landscape and Japanese traditional
Trees: More than 20,000 (1500 cherry trees)
Other trees: Himalayan cedars, tulip trees, cypresses, and plane trees

The cherry trees bloom from late March (Shidare or Weeping Cherry), to early April (Somei or Tokyo Cherry), and on to late April (Kanzan Cherry)
The Himalayan cedars soar above the rest of the trees in the park.

Besides, in the greenhouses of the gardens horticulture work has been going on since 1892. The current greenhouse, erected in the 1950s possesses a stock of over 1,700 tropical and subtropical plant species.

Three access to the garden: Shinjuku Gate, Okido Gate and Sendagaya Gate.
Open: From 9:00 until 16:30. (Closed on Mondays)
The last admission is 16:00.
Admission: 200 yen for adults, 50 yen for children.
The greenhouse: Open from 11:00 until 15:00.

This is a favorite hanami (cherry-blossom viewing) spot, and large mass can be found in the park during the cherry blossom season.
This park is also popular among gay men, and mass cherry-blossom viewing parties are organized in the park by local gay bars.

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