Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Formal, landscape and traditional Japanese gardens, about 900 cherry trees, and a greenhouse of more than 1,000 tropical and subtropical species.
Kid essentials
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Wednesday
- 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Thursday
- 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Friday
- 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Saturday
- 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Sunday
- 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
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