- All kinds Garden in Tokyo. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden (新宿御苑, shinjuku gyoen) is a large Garden park located in East side of Shinjuku.
- Richly-wooded with more than 10,000 trees, the Gyoen skillfully combines a French formal garden, an English landscape garden, and a traditional Japanese garden.
- The grounds that are now Shinjuku Gyoen was given to Lord Naito in 1590, when shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu occupied the castle of Edo.
- Follow “Eat & Shop! Japan” and take a tour of Shinjuku Gyoen! The East and the West of the garden art, meet in “Shinjuku Gyoen”.
- That said, I like Shinjuku Gyoen the most out of these parks as it’s simply beautiful. There are three entrances to Shinjuku Gyoen, i.e. via Shinjuku gate, Okido...
- Shinjuku Gyoen was constructed on the site of a private mansion belonging to Lord Naito, a "daimyo" (feudal lord) of the Edo era.
- Credited as one of the most beautiful parks in Tokyo, Shinjuku Gyoen is definitely another place to enjoy when visiting Tokyo.
- Shinjuku Gyoen is closed Mondays (or following day if Monday is a national holiday), as well as from December 29 to January 3 for the New Years Holidays.
- Shinjuku Gyoen is a treat to visit all year round, thanks to the variety of flowers and trees you’ll find here each season.