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Autumn in Shinjuku Gyoen

Japan Travelogue Series: Shinjuku Gyoen

Shinjuku Gyoen Park is one of Tokyo’s largest and most beautiful parks and is only a short distance from the KCP campus.

Shinjuku (新宿区 ), literally meaning “New Lodge,”  is a district in Japan’s capital and bustling metropolis, Tokyo. In 1698, one of Japan’s major highways during that time was built in the town of Naitō-Shinjuku district.  In 1920, Naitō-Shinjuku and parts of Kabukichō and Nishi-Shinjuku became present-day Tokyo.

Shinjuku Gyoen hanami seasonNaitō was the daimyo of the Naitō-Shinjuku area, whose mansion once stood in what is now the public park Shinjuku Gyoen. There’s always something that catches the eye, whether it’s the bright store lights by the streets or the spectacular foliage in Shinjuku Park.

Join Michelle and Niclas as they tour us around the garden. It was a rainy day when they visited but that didn’t dampen the beauty of the place!

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