Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is a huge park in the center of Shinjuku City.
This park has variety of gardens such as British Garden, French Garden and Japanese Garden.
There are several ponds, lawns and forests.

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<The Nearest Station>

Shinjuku Sanchome station on Shinjuku Line (Toei Subway) /
Fukutoshin Line / Marunouchi Line (Tokyo Metro)
Shinjuku Gyoenmae on Marunouchi Line (Tokyo Metro)
JR Shinjuku station on Yamanote Line / Chuo Line
JR Sendagaya station on Chuo / Sobu Line

<Admission>

200 yen

9:00-16:00

Closed on Mondays and Dec. 29th - Jan. 1st

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Shinjuku area used to be owned by feudal load Naito family and was developed as the first posting town from Edo on Koshu Kaido highway. It's one of the 4 first posting towns from Edo which grew as an entertaining districts.

4 towns had inns, shops and whorehouses.

* Shinagawa on Tokaido highway                       (Current Highway #1)
* Senju on Oushu kaido / Nikko kaido highways   (Current Highway #4)
* Itabashi on Nakasendo highway                       (Current Highway #17)
* Shinjuku on Koshu kaido highway                    (Current Highway #20)