Shinjuku Gyoen

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The park during the cherry blossom season
English park with Shinjuku station skyscrapers in the background
Falling
bridge
Hanami

The Shinjuku Gyoen ( Japanese 新宿御苑} , Imperial Park Shinjuku ' ) is a 58.3 hectare park. It is located in Tokyo's Shinjuku and Shibuya districts, very close to Shinjuku Station .

Overview

In 1872, the site of the former secondary residence of the Naitō clan was used as an agricultural development area. In 1879 the area was taken over by the imperial court office, which opened it in 1906 under its current name. In 1949 the garden, along with other imperial gardens, was run as the "National Garden" ( 国民 公園 kokumin kōen ), now under the Ministry of the Environment, and made accessible to the general public. The connection to the imperial family continues: both the funeral ceremonies for the Taishō Tennō , as well as for the Shōwa Tennō were held in the park.

Entry to the park is 200 yen ; It is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. except on Mondays and, for various reasons, is not only a local recreation destination in the middle of the city, but also a tourist attraction:

  • The park, which contains a series of connected ponds in its depression, consists of parks of the three most important styles, which merge harmoniously into one another: a Japanese garden on the southwest side, the English park with large open spaces in the middle and a French garden with multiple plane trees -Rows and flower borders at the east end.
  • From the tea house in the Japanese Park you can look over several ponds spanned by small bridges onto a magnificent “tree panorama” that completely covers the high-rise buildings of the metropolis behind and gives you the illusion of being in the middle of nature.
  • The English Park, on the other hand, is dominated by the impressive silhouette of the Nishi-Shinjuku skyscrapers , which appear to be built directly behind the trees.
  • The "Taiwan-Kaku", a stone pavilion in Chinese style, is reminiscent of pre-war Japan.
  • Cherry trees are planted all over the park; Due to the different locations and the selection of different tree species, the cherry blossom in Shinjuku Gyoen takes a particularly long time. As a result, the park attracts hundreds of amateur photographers in the spring. At the cherry blossom wedding, thousands crowd the open spaces in the park to celebrate Hanami parties.
  • From November 1st to 15th the extensive exhibition of chrysanthemum varieties is another attraction.
  • Several greenhouses, which are among the largest in East Asia, display plants that are exotic to Japan.

The larger northeast part of the park, together with a few blocks in the east, forms the Naitōmachi ( 内藤 町 ) district in the Shinjuku district. The smaller southwest part belongs to Sendagaya 6 in the Shibuya district.

literature

  • Shijuku Gyoen National Garden . Garden leaflet, approx. 1990.

Web links

Commons : Shinjuku Gyoen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 35 ° 41 ′ 7 ″  N , 139 ° 42 ′ 35 ″  E