What other travelers are saying about Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
The greenhouse holds a large array of flowers. While these flowers are common among other greenhouses, I am glad to see so many vibrant flowers. There is also a pond with a lily.
Beyond the greenhouse, there are mostly large vacant spaces with occasional ponds and bridges. My favorite section is the neighboring buildings holding the plant history and photogenic spots
I was there in autumn and it was beautiful. A quiet park to roam especially in the morning. There are restrooms everywhere with toilet papers and running water and soap for hand washing. It a picture perfect place with gardens everywhere and coffee shops too. I can spend all day in that park alone.
Such a nice peaceful garden. Only 500 yen to enter and there's so much ground to cover! The area with tall trees and winding paths was very tranquil. There's bodies of water and many people were painting here. The botanical garden indoors had so many interesting flowers and fauna. Well worth a visit.
Visited March 2024 when the cherry blossoms were just starting to bloom. It's a large park that I think is worth visiting during cherry blossom season in spring or during fall to see the maple trees and other fall foliage. Just be prepared and patient, at least during cherry blossom season, for there to be a lot of people and wait in line to take pictures.
A great garden to take a break from all the shopping and hustle & bustle of the city. However this was not very accessible due to the lack of access from public transportation and not many people were there as a result. Though this seemed very near in maps, on reality this required quite a bit of walking to reach and get around. Also once inside food options were very few & far between that it seemed better to bring food and have a picnic inside. The main saving grace of the park is the greenhouse/botanical garden inside but that place was conditioned to be hot due to the tropical plants inside and they all had fans leading to very humid and oppressively hot conditions in the same.
