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2019.03.25
Shinjuku Gyoen has one of the most beautiful Japanese gardens in Tokyo. It is a vast park and has different garden sections: a Japanese garden with two ponds connected by a small river, a formal French garden with roses en masse and an English Landscape garden. Since the different kinds of trees have different blossoming times, you can enjoy all kinds of blossoms for a relatively long time, making the garden an especially attractive viewing spot.
How to get there
You can get to the park by either walking in the westward direction from Shinjuku Station or Yoyogi Station or take the Marunouchi line to Shinjuku-Gyoen-Mae station (新宿御苑前). Another subway station close by is Shinjuku San-chome (新宿三丁目), served by Marunouchi line, Shinjuku line and Fukutoshin line.
Admission 200 yen
Opening times
9:00am to 4:00pm (closes at 4:30)
Closed on Mondays and between December 29th and January 3rd
Address11 Naito-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0014
In the park with a total area of 538,000 square meters, about 800 cherry trees bloom, most of them in the central street of the park.
Opening hours are from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. No entry from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. The park management office is open from 8:30 a.m to 5:15 p.m.
AddressUenokouen, Taitou-ku, Tokyo, 110-0007
Hundreds of cherry trees decorate the moats of former Edo Castel around Kitanomaru Park, creating one of Tokyo's most outstanding cherry blossom sights. Boats are available for rent. In Chidorigafuchi Park between Chidorigafuchi (west side of the Imperial Palace) and the British Embassy, you can see about 170 cherry trees, so we highly recommended taking a relaxing walk around the neighborhood.
Address 2, Kudanminami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0083
About 800 cherry trees line Meguro River for several hundred meters and create an amazing sight. However, as a concrete canal, Meguro River does not offer a very natural surrounding for blossom viewers. During the Nakameguro Sakura Festival, the trees are lit up in the evenings.
AddressMeguro-ku, Tokyo Setagaya-ku, Shinagawa-ku, 153-0043
It is the third largest park in Tokyo and has 730 cherry trees in total. You can view cherry blossoms while sitting on the grass in the middle of the square and enjoying hanami bento, a real cherry blossom lunch.
Address2-1, Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 151-0052
The completion of this park took about seven full years and the weeping Japanese cherry blossom tree is especially popular as a symbol of Rikugien Gardens. About 15 meters high and about 20 meters wide, it blooms like a waterfall and it is lit up during the night, making for an extraordinarily beautiful sight.
The opening hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m (until 9:00 p.m. during the light-up period). Admission is until 30 minutes before closing. The shibazakura tree and daimyo garden are lit up from March 16 (Wed) to April 2 (Sun). Open every day during the cherry-blossom viewing period.
Address6, Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0021
