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The World’s 100 Best Botanical Gardens

Shinjuku Gyoen

Tokyo, Japan

  1. WORLD’S BEST BOTANICAL GARDENS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 49 2026
Shinjuku Gyoen

A large national garden in central Shinjuku with wide lawns, old trees and a greenhouse of tropical plants. It combines Japanese traditional, English landscape and French formal gardens, with city skyscrapers visible beyond the cherry trees.

Highlights

  • Japanese Traditional Garden
  • Cherry trees on lawns
  • Tropical plant greenhouse

Good to know

  • Entry 500 yen, payable by IC card
  • Cherry blossom season requires advance reservation
  • Allow one to two hours

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