the huge and histrical park in Shinjuku

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is a large park with an eminent garden in Shinjuku and Shibuya.
The current configuration of the garden was completed as a garden of the Imperial palace in 1906. On May 21, 1949 the garden became open to the public as "National Park Shinjuku Imperial Gardens". The garden has more than 20,000 trees, including approximately 1,500 cherry trees which bloom from late March, to early April, and on to late April. Other trees found here include the majestic Himalayan cedars, which soar above the rest of the trees in the park, tulip trees, cypresses, and plane trees, which were first planted in Japan in the Imperial Gardens.

■opening hours:9:00-16:00 (Gates close at 16:30)
■closing days:Mondays (If Monday is a public holiday, the Garden is closed the following day), December 29 to January 3, Special Open Days: The garden is open throughout the following period
March 25 to April 24, and November 1 to November 15
■Adults 200, Elementary and junior high school students 50, Infants Free of charge