trustmebro.reviews

Shinjuku Gyoen

Place · Attractions, museums & landmarks · 11 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/JapanTravel

Reddit take

Not enough linked mention summaries yet; the source excerpts below are the evidence.

Pros

  • The second day, we went to Shinjuku Gyoen and read books in the grass.
  • Shinjuku Gyoen is beautiful for walking. If you’re into anime at all that was the park featured in Makoto Shinkai’s Garden of Words (the covered bench is real).
  • train over to Shinjuku, walk around the Shinjuku Gyoen, tick off the typical touristy things
  • i want to get a snack and read at shinjuku gyoen + see their chrysanthemum exhibition.
  • Shinjuku Gyoen is a very nice break from the rest of Tokyo. They have a greenhouse there with a lot of interesting plants, and both European and Japanese style gardens. I'd say it's worth a visit.

Cons

  • then i want to get a snack and read at shinjuku gyoen + see their chrysanthemum exhibition.
  • I’d make Shinjuku Gyoen genuinely optional. In November it closes fairly early, and you’re already doing Meiji Jingu/Yoyogi the next day. Save your legs for Shinjuku at night

Sentiment

9 positive (82%) · 2 mixed (18%) · 0 negative (0%)

Trust + time weighted score: +85% · raw score 82%

What redditors said (10 of 11)

The second day, we went to Shinjuku Gyoen and read books in the grass.
positive · u/p****3 · r/JapanTravel · Jun 2, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Shinjuku Gyoen is beautiful for walking. If you’re into anime at all that was the park featured in Makoto Shinkai’s Garden of Words (the covered bench is real).
positive · u/M****s · r/JapanTravel · comment · Sep 2, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
train over to Shinjuku, walk around the Shinjuku Gyoen, tick off the typical touristy things
positive · u/T****y · r/JapanTravel · Sep 6, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
i want to get a snack and read at shinjuku gyoen + see their chrysanthemum exhibition.
positive · u/h****d · r/JapanTravel · Sep 4, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
then i want to get a snack and read at shinjuku gyoen + see their chrysanthemum exhibition.
mixed · u/h****d · r/JapanTravel · Sep 4, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
I’d make Shinjuku Gyoen genuinely optional. In November it closes fairly early, and you’re already doing Meiji Jingu/Yoyogi the next day. Save your legs for Shinjuku at night
mixed · u/T****r · r/JapanTravel · comment · Aug 14, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Shinjuku Gyoen is a very nice break from the rest of Tokyo. They have a greenhouse there with a lot of interesting plants, and both European and Japanese style gardens. I'd say it's worth a visit.
positive · u/R****e · r/JapanTravel · comment · Aug 12, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Shinjuku Gyoen is just a park, its nice for a picnic or if you want to get away from the crowds
positive · u/N****l · r/JapanTravel · comment · Aug 12, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
We spent a couple ours wandering Shinjuku Gyoen early in our visit and had a wonderful time. The park is split between more "wild" growing trees and landscape garden areas. Both are equally beautiful.
positive · u/D****1 · r/JapanTravel · Jul 20, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Shinjuku Gyoen which is the much nicer of the two and has some more feature areas like the very impressive greenhouse.
positive · u/K****s · r/JapanTravel · comment · Jun 14, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗

Compare

Related