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Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Three gardens in one
A great garden of lawns and old trees in three styles, Japanese, English and French, and one of the city’s loveliest places for cherry blossom.
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Image courtesy of © Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Cherry blossom
- Autumn colour
- No alcohol
- Address
- Shinjuku, Tokyo
- Nearest metro
- Shinjuku-gyoemmae
400 m · 5 min walk
More distances - Website
- env.go.jp
About Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Shinjuku Gyoen is a national garden run by the Ministry of the Environment (env.go.jp), with a Japanese traditional garden, an English landscape garden and a French formal garden. Entry is by ticket; alcohol is not allowed.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden before you go.
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What’s nearby
Distances from Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- Shinjuku-gyoemmaeM400 m5 min walk
- Kokuritsu-kyogijoE700 m9 min walk
- Shinjuku-sanchomeFMS700 m9 min walk
Key sights
- Meiji Jingū1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- The Shibuya crossing3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 16 min
- The palace gardens4.3 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Tokyo Tower4.4 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Sensō-ji8.4 kmCycle 42 minCar or taxi 34 min
- Tokyo Skytree9.5 kmCar or taxi 38 min
- Haneda Airport16 kmCar or taxi 61 min
Main railway stations
- Shinjuku Station1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Shibuya Station2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Tokyo Station5.0 kmCycle 25 minCar or taxi 23 min
- Ueno Station6.7 kmCycle 33 minCar or taxi 28 min
- Shinagawa Station6.8 kmCycle 34 minCar or taxi 29 min
Location
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