ღDestination 4 ::Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Japanღ

Fairyland on Cheery Blossom

Location: Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden at Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Cheery Blossom were floating around your surface. Can you imagine the screen. Now writer bring you to experience this environment. If Yoyogi Park is the most entertaining green space in Tokyo, the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is the most beautiful. 

The gardens were originally meant for royalty and completed in 1906, and destroyed during World War II.  On May 21, 1949 the gardens became open to the public as, “National Park Shinjuku Imperial Gardens”, on May 21 1949.  Later they came under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Environment in January 2001 and named, “Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.”

People picnic under cherry blossom

The gardens have three distinct styles: French Formal, English Landscape and Japanese traditional.  A traditional Japanese tea house is also within the gardens. You can see different cherry blossom in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. In late March and early April, cherry blossom season, the central lawn areas are particularly stunning. Consider bringing a picnic lunch is one thing must do in Shinjuku Gyeon.

Cherry Blossom in Shinjuku Gyoen

There are at least 4 different types of Cherry Blossoms that can found there in sakura season. From the white, pinkish white and pink, you have it all! The park is also very large, so the visitors are not condensed in any one single area, allowing you to take awesome pictures. Take a walk near the lakes......

Hands down, this is the BEST park for Hanami- Sakura viewing. On the weekend of 24-25 March the Sakura was full bloomed and we had the best picnic. Arriving at 10am, there was still lots of good picnic spots under cherry blossom trees. The best thing about Shinjuku Gyoen is ......Manyyyy

Tourist Information:

1. The gardens have three access gates: Shinjuku Gate, Okido Gate and Sendagaya Gate. 
2. Shinjuku Gyoen is open from 9:00 until 16:30.
3. On Mondays the gardens are closed, except during the cherry blossom and chrysanthemum seasons: late March–late April and early November respectively, when the gardens are open seven days a week. 

4. Admission is JPY 200 for adults, JPY 50 for children.

Enjoy the cheery blossom:

http://www.env.go.jp/garden/shinjukugyoen/english/

Information credit:

1. http://www.stripes.com/military-life/travel/shinjuku-gyoen-national-garden-a-touch-of-peace-in-tokyo-1.85411

2. http://www.ptraveler.com/2013/03/19/sakura-cherry-blossom-at-tokyos-shinjuku-gyoen-national-garden/

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