Shinjuku Gyo-en

Shinjuku Gyo-en
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
新宿御苑
Map of the Shinjuku Gyo-en
Type	National garden
Location	Shinjuku and Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates	35°41′06″N 139°42′36″E / 35.685°N 139.710°E / 35.685; 139.710
Area	58.3 ha (144 acres)
Operated by	Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Open	May 1906 (1906-05)
Status	Open
Plants	20,000 trees 1,500 subtropical and tropical plants
Website	www.env.go.jp/garden/shinjukugyoen

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. It was originally a residence of the Naitō family in the Edo period. It later became a garden under the management of Japan Imperial Household Agency. It is now a national garden under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Environment.