Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden offers a calm, expansive contrast to the dense urban core that surrounds it. Originally part of a feudal estate in the Edo period and later a botanical garden under the Imperial Household Agency, Shinjuku Gyoen opened to the public in 1949 and remains one of Tokyo’s most significant landscaped parks.
In this March 2023 photograph, the garden’s central pond reflects late-winter trees and early seasonal light, while the tiered silhouette of the NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building rises prominently in the background. The juxtaposition underscores how Shinjuku Gyoen functions as a large green refuge within one of the busiest districts in Tokyo, blending historical landscape design with the city’s modern skyline.
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden offers a calm, expansive contrast to the dense urban core that surrounds it. Originally part of a feudal estate in the Edo period and later a botanical garden under the Imperial Household Agency, Shinjuku Gyoen opened to the public in 1949 and remains one of Tokyo’s most significant landscaped parks.
In this March 2023 photograph, the garden’s central pond reflects late-winter trees and early seasonal light, while the tiered silhouette of the NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building rises prominently in the background. The juxtaposition underscores how Shinjuku Gyoen functions as a large green refuge within one of the busiest districts in Tokyo, blending historical landscape design with the city’s modern skyline.
