Shinjuku Gyoen

at 2, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 2-8, Shinjuku-ku , 150-0001 Japan

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Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is a large park with an eminent garden in Shinjuku and Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. About 31% of the park's area is in Shibuya Ward, with the remaining 69% in Shinjuku Ward. It was originally a residence of the Naitō family in the Edo period. Afterwards, it became a garden under the management of the Imperial Household Agency of Japan. It is now a national park under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Environment.HistoryThe shogun bequeathed this land to Lord Naitō of Tsuruga in the Edo period who completed a garden here in 1772. After the Meiji Restoration the house and its grounds were converted into an experimental agricultural centre. It then became a botanical garden before becoming an imperial garden in 1879. The current configuration of the garden was completed in 1906. Most of the garden was destroyed by air raids in 1945, during the later stages of World War II. The garden was rebuilt after the war.The jurisdiction over the Imperial Palace Outer Garden and the Kyoto imperial garden was transferred to the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 1947.

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Shinjuku Gyoen is Tokyo based place and this enity listed in Neighborhood category. Located at 2, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 2-8 Tokyo 150-0001. Contact phone number of Shinjuku Gyoen: 03-3350-0151