Shinjuku Gyoen
Shinjuku Gyoen （新宿御苑）
The Shinjuku Gyoen is one of the biggest parks in central Tokyo. It features three different garden sections: a Japanese garden with ponds connected by a river, a formal French garden with roses and an alley of plane trees, and an English Landscape garden.
During the Edo period (1603 – 1868), the park was built adjacent to the residence of the Naitō daimyō clan. The actual garden was constructed later during the Meiji and Showa period.
This garden is famous for:
- The different garden styles
- The greenhouse
- The Cherry blossoms
- The Chrysanthemum blossoms
- Picnics on the vast lawn areas
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- View from the former Taiwan Pavilion towards the dragon tree shaped pines.
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- Flowering azaleas in the Shinjuku Gyoen garden.
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- The old club house in the Shinjuku Gyoen gardens.
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- A gravel covered path lined with plane trees in autumn.
More information and a digital guidebook are available on the website of Real Japanese Gardens.