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Shinjuku Gyōen

Local name: 新宿御苑

Located in Shinjuku, Tokyo Coordinates: 35°41′05″ N 139°42′37″ E

Shinjuku Gyōen
Kakidai · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Shinjuku
0.7 km N
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Elevation
36 m
above sea level
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport17 km
NRT Narita International Airport62 km

About Shinjuku Gyōen

Shinjuku Gyōen is a tourist attraction. Location: Shinjuku, Tokyo.

From Wikipedia

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. Originally a residence of the Naitō family in the Edo period, it later became a garden under the management of Japan Imperial Household Agency and is now a national garden under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Environment.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1892
Opened
1906
Area
58 ha
Official website
env.go.jp

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Shinjuku Gyōen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 85 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 48 km southwest18°
  • Odawara · 69 km southwest19°
  • Mishima · 96 km southwest18°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
September (202 mm)
Driest month
December (40 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Shinjuku Gyōen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°19°23°25°29°31°27°21°17°12°
Average low (°C)1°1°4°10°14°18°22°23°20°14°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)43581011191291741571572021678540

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Shinjuku Gyōen

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 17 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nakano City, 4 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 17 kmsoutheast
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 62 kmeast
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 84 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Nakano City Population: 344.9K 4 kmnorthwest
  • Minato Population: 260.5K 5 kmsoutheast
  • Chuo Population: 169.2K 6 kmeast
  • Kita-ku Population: 332.1K 8 kmnorth
  • Kawaguchi Population: 607.4K 13 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Shinjuku Gyōen

Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 40 natural sites, 42 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km48 places

  • Saitama Super Arena Landmark 24 kmN
  • Ueno Dōbutsuen Attraction 7 kmNE
  • National Museum of Modern Art Museum 4 kmE
  • Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park Natural site 4 kmS

25–60 km49 places

  • Enoshima Island 48 kmSW
  • Ai River River 55 kmS
  • Nokogiri Yama Mountain 59 kmS
  • Iruma River River 29 kmNW

60–100 km34 places

  • Jōga Shima Island 62 kmS
  • Hatsu-shima Island 87 kmSW
  • Mount Echizen-dake Mountain 97 kmSW
  • Mount Atago Mountain 68 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Shinjuku Neighbourhood, Shinjuku
    0.7 km N
  • Yotsuya Neighbourhood, Shinjuku
    0.8 km NE
  • Sendagaya Neighbourhood, Shibuya
    0.8 km S
  • Kabukicho Neighbourhood, Shinjuku
    1.3 km NW

Sources & licences

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