Japanese garden of Shinjuku Gyoen (新宿御苑)

Japanese garden of Shinjuku Gyoen (新宿御苑)

Unusual shape pine is cute!
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- 2017.2.22 update

Shinjuku Gyoen (新宿御苑) was built as a garden of the Imperial family. It is a popular park that became a national park after the war and is open to the public. In particular, the 'Japanese garden' is popular among foreign tourists.

Japanese garden of Shinjuku Gyoen (新宿御苑)

Central rest area (中央休憩所). The 'Japanese garden' is near the central rest area.

we will glad you when refered in sight-seeing.

The road leading to the Japanese garden (日本庭園).

Kyu-Goryo-Tei (旧御涼亭 / Taiwan Pavillion).

Japanese garden of Shinjuku Gyoen (新宿御苑) Kyu-Goryo-Tei

Kyu-Goryo-Tei (旧御涼亭 / Taiwan Pavillion) is said to have been sent from a Japanese living in Taiwan.

Japanese garden seen from the Kyu-Goryo-Tei (旧御涼亭).

Balcony of Kyu-Goryo-Tei (旧御涼亭).

Japanese garden seen from the Kyu-Goryo-Tei (旧御涼亭).

The way from Kyu-Goryo-Tei (旧御涼亭) to the Japanese garden.

Kyu-Goryo-Tei (旧御涼亭).

Kamino ike (上の池 / Upper pond)

Japanese garden of Shinjuku Gyoen (新宿御苑) pond

'Semicircle type fence' is the place where it is "no Trespassing". be careful.

"Isowatari (磯渡り)".
that puts a big stone at the edge of the pond and allows you to walk there.

"Semicircle type fence" is the place where it is "no Trespassing".

Kamino ike (上の池) and Kyu-Goryo-Tei (旧御涼亭).

Japanese garden of Shinjuku Gyoen (新宿御苑) 上の池と旧御涼亭

Yoyogi (代々木) side seen from the Japanese garden.

Also on this day there were many foreign tourists.

There seems to be a few roads to put in wheelchairs.

People resting under pine trees.

Japanese garden of Shinjuku Gyoen (新宿御苑) pine

This Japanese garden features many pine like broccoli.

This pine is"Tagyousyou (多行松 / Japanese umbrella pine)".

In February, Kanzakura (寒桜 / cold cherry blossoms) bloomed, foreign tourists were taking pictures with fun.

Japanese garden of Shinjuku Gyoen (新宿御苑) sakura

The photograph was taken from 2016 to 2017.

It is a very large park. Since there are a lot of green, let's go out after taking Insect repellent measures!! To be on the safe side...

[SHINJUKU-KU] Shinjuku Gyoen (新宿御苑)

Address : 11, Naitoumachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Phone : 03-3341-1461
Time ： 9:00am - 18:00pm
Closed days ： Every Monday
Admission fee : Adult 200yen, elementary and middle school student 50yen
Access : JR Yamanote-line "Shinjuku Station (新宿駅)" 10-minute walk.
[Subway] Marunouchi-Line, Fukutoshin-Line, Shinjuku-Line "Shinjuku Sanchome Station (新宿三丁目)" 5-minute walk.

Reference

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden *English

English on this page is translated from Japanese to English using the Google translation site. Sorry if there are sentences that are difficult to read.