Shinjuku Gyoen: a vast park in downtown Tokyo

Shinjyuku Gyoen was constructed on the place of a private mansion belonging one of regional ruler "daimyo" of the Edo era (17th to 19th century).

Completed in 1906 as an imperial garden, it was re-designated as a national garden after the Second World War and opened to the public. Shinjuku Gyoen, with 58.3 ha(144 acres) in size and a circumference of 3.5 km, blends three distinct styles, French Formal Garden, English Landscape Garden and Japanese Traditional Garden, and is considered to be one of the most important gardens from the Meiji era (beginning of 20th century).



I went there with my son on weekend afternoon. As you can see the home page of it, it looks like urban oasis. http://www.env.go.jp/garden/shinjukugyoen/english/index.html

Many citizen and tourists enjoy walking on seeing various kinds of trees and planets on the background of skyscrapers, or are just relax, taking a nap on green grass.

My son becomes to like the pound locating in the Japanese Garden, looking at various colors of carps.