An Urban Oasis: Be Healed by Tropical Plants at the Shinjuku Gyoen Greenhouse

🌿An Urban Oasis: Be Healed by Tropical Plants at the Shinjuku Gyoen Greenhouse

📍Shinjuku Gyoen Greenhouse

The Shinjuku Gyoen Greenhouse is enveloped in a tranquility that makes it hard to believe it’s within walking distance from Shinjuku Station. Inside the beautiful glass building, tropical and subtropical plants thrive, creating an extraordinary space that feels like you’ve wandered into a jungle.

About 2,700 rare plants from around the world are on display, including fruit trees like bananas and mangoes, cacao and coffee trees, colorful orchids, and plants with gigantic leaves. It’s a healing spot surrounded by greenery all year round.

The interior maintains a comfortable humidity and warmth, making it cozy even on cool days. One of its charms is that you can enjoy it regardless of the season or weather. The greenhouse is filled with natural light, making it perfect for taking photos. It’s also recommended for those who want to capture botanical-themed pictures.

Why not drop by casually during your sightseeing in Shinjuku?

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🪴Spot Information
• Name: Shinjuku Gyoen Greenhouse
• Address: 11 Naitomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
• Access: About a 5-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line "Shinjuku Gyoenmae Station"
• Opening Hours: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM (Last admission at 4:00 PM)
• Admission Fee: 500 yen for adults, free for junior high school students and younger
• Note: The greenhouse is located in a corner of the garden (about a 5-minute walk after entering)

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🏛️A Modern Western-Style Building Remaining in Tokyo

📍Shinjuku Gyoen Park Office (Former Shinjuku Gyoen Management Office)

Just inside the Okitomon Gate of Shinjuku Gyoen, surrounded by greenery, stands the beautiful Western-style building known as the Shinjuku Gyoen Park Office. This building was constructed in the Meiji era as the former Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s Shinjuku Experimental Station office and is a precious example of surviving Western-style government buildings.

Currently used as the park’s management office, its exterior is a historic structure designated as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.

With its red roof, white walls, classical window frames, and beautiful symmetrical design, it feels like stepping back in time to a Meiji-era Western mansion. The contrast with the garden’s greenery is stunning, making it a hidden popular spot for photography.

Although you cannot enter the building, the view from the lawn in front of it is very photogenic. Architecture and history enthusiasts should definitely stop by to see this hidden gem of Shinjuku Gyoen.

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📍Spot Information
• Name: Shinjuku Gyoen Park Office (Former Shinjuku Gyoen Management Office)
• Address: Inside Shinjuku Gyoen, 11 Naitomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (right by Okitomon Gate)
• Access: 5-minute walk from Tokyo Metro "Shinjuku Gyoenmae Station," enter through Okitomon Gate
• Note: No interior tours (exterior photography allowed) / Cultural Property Designation: Registered Tangible Cultural Property

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