Shinjuku Gyoen

Park Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

What to expect

Shinjuku Gyoen is a large and popular park in Tokyo, offering a relaxing escape from the city. The park features three distinct gardens: a traditional Japanese landscape garden, a symmetrically arranged French garden, and an English landscape garden with wide, open lawns surrounded by flowering cherry trees. Visitors can also explore the park's greenhouse, which showcases tropical and subtropical flowers. The park is particularly famous for its cherry blossom viewing in the spring and its beautiful autumn foliage. With its spacious lawns, walking paths, and tranquil scenery, Shinjuku Gyoen is a great place for families to visit and enjoy the outdoors together

Plan your family visit to the Shinjuku Gyoen with these blog insights 👇

Cherry Blossom Season in Japan with Kids

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited Shinjuku Gyoen to see the Cherry Blossoms in bloom and even observe many people celebrating hanami

Highlights: We found it to be less busy than many of the parks and the perfect spot to see the Cherry Blossoms in bloom ✨

Tokyo, in bulk – Second :)

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, which has three different garden styles: French, English and Japanese. We could only visit the Japanese part in two hours because it's so huge! The weather was gloomy, but that was fine

Highlights: We loved the different garden styles and the immensity of the place. It is a very popular place, especially during the cherry blossom season ✨