Shinjuku Gyo-en | |
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Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden | |
新宿御苑 | |
Type | National garden |
Location | Shinjuku and Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
Coordinates | 35°41′06″N 139°42′36″E / 35.685°N 139.710°E |
Area | 58.3 ha (144 acres) |
Operated by | Ministry of the Environment, Japan |
Open | May 1906 |
Status | Open |
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Website | www.env.go.jp/garden/shinjukugyoen |
Shinjuku Gyo-en (新宿御苑, literally 'Shinjuku Imperial Garden') or Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is a large public garden in Shinjuku and Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally a residence of the Naitō family in the Edo period. It later became a garden under the management of Japan Imperial Household Agency. It is now a national garden under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Environment.