Covering an area of 58.3 hectares (144 acres) and with a perimeter of 3.5 kilometers, Shinjuku Gyoen is a prime example of a modern Western-style garden from the Meiji era, blending three distinct styles: the “formal garden,” the “landscape garden,” and the “traditional Japanese garden.”
Shinjuku Gyoen
Naito-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Visited in May 2026
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon Ai-S Nikkor 50mm F1.4
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Blog Post: “Shinjuku Gyoen: On the Continuity Between Traditional Japanese Garden and Landscape Garden” (Japanese)
https://note.com/waitforabreeze/n/nbc34fcf3972d
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