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Shinjuku Gyoen
Shinjuku Gyoen · Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden · 新宿御苑
Visit Shinjuku Gyoen for a relaxed walk and rest between city sights. For flowers or autumn colours, check seasonal updates near your travel date before planning the visit.
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Visitor information
Admission
Adults pay ¥500; visitors aged 65 and over and students aged 16 and over pay ¥250. Ages 15 and under enter free. For discounted entry, bring the age evidence or student ID required by the official information.
Opening hours
From 1 October to 14 March, open 09:00–16:30 with entry until 16:00. From 15 March to 30 September, open 09:00–18:00 with entry until 17:30. Within that period, 11 June–31 July has extended hours of 09:00–19:00 with entry until 18:30. Entry always ends 30 minutes before seasonal closing time. Normally closed Mondays and 29 December–3 January. Public holidays and cherry blossom or chrysanthemum exhibition periods have exceptions; check advance reservation conditions during flower seasons as well.
What to see at Shinjuku Gyoen
Leave time to walk and rest in the garden
Allow time for both walking and resting. Flowers and autumn colours vary from year to year, so the same date may bring different scenery. An early visit can fit a walk and a break together.
How to get to Shinjuku Gyoen
Walk about 10 minutes from JR Shinjuku Station's South Exit to Shinjuku Gate. It is about 5 minutes from Shinjuku-gyoemmae Exit 1 or Shinjuku-sanchome Exit E5. Other gates have different approaches, so match your directions to the entrance you will use.
Visiting tips
Check flower-season openings and reservation conditions
Normally closed Mondays, or the next weekday when Monday is a public holiday, and 29 December–3 January. Some Mondays open during cherry blossom and chrysanthemum exhibition periods. Check advance reservation conditions in the notices for the relevant flower season.
Choose an entrance for your station
Shinjuku Gate is about 10 minutes from Shinjuku Station's South Exit, or about 5 minutes from Shinjuku-gyoemmae Exit 1 or Shinjuku-sanchome Exit E5. Check the separate approach if using another gate.
Tickets for Shinjuku Gyoen
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Questions about Shinjuku Gyoen
Can you enter Shinjuku Gyoen on Mondays?
It normally closes Mondays, with exceptions for public holidays and cherry blossom or chrysanthemum exhibition periods. During flower seasons, check both opening days and advance reservation conditions. It also closes 29 December–3 January.
Official sources
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