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Shinjuku Gyoen
 
basic information

Covering 58 hectares, Shinjuku Gyoen is one of Tokyo's largest parks. It was opened to the public in 1949, after it had served as a garden for the Imperial Family since 1903.

Shinjuku Gyoen features three garden types: an English landscape garden with wide lawns, a traditional Japanese garden with teahouses and a symmetrically arranged, formal French garden. Furthermore, there are some forested areas and a greenhouse (the greenhouse is being reconstructed until 2011).

Shinjuku Gyoen is home to a large number of cherry trees of more than a dozen different species, making the park one of Tokyo's most popular and pleasant hanami spots during late March and most of April.

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how to get there

Shinjuku Gyoen has three gates:

Shinjuku Gate is a 10 minute walk east from the "New South Exit" of JR Shinjuku Station, while Sendagaya Gate is a 5 minute walk from JR Sendagaya Station on the local Chuo/Sobu Line. Shinjukugyoenmae Station on the Marunouchi Subway Line, at last, is a short walk from either the Okido or Shinjuku Gate.

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Hours:9:00 to 16:30 (entry until 16:00)
Closed:Mondays, (Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday) and from December 29 to January 3. There are no closure days during either the cherry blossom season (late March to late April), or the Chrysanthemum Exhibition (first half of November).
Admission:200 yen

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