[Photo] A view of the cherry blossoms in full bloom in Shinjuku Gyoen. The cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

Guided
Tours

Twice-Monthly Complimentary Guided Tours

Park volunteers offer free guided walking tours of the gardens twice a day at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. The tour route and content is determined by the interests of its participants and the seasonal highlights on courses such as the “Shinjuku Gyoen General Introduction Course,” “Mother and Child Woods Walking Course,” and “Seasonal Plants Observation Course.” Visitors who would like to participate are requested to gather in front of the information signboard on the right side of the Shinjuku Gate entrance by the start time.
(Time required: Approximately 90 minutes.) Participation is free and does not require a reservation.

What is the role of park volunteers?

Park volunteers carry out activities with the aim of promoting the significance of national parks, the importance of green spaces in urban areas, and other facets of nature. They do this by introducing visitors to the nature and history of Shinjuku Gyoen and its facilities.

Back-of-House Greenhouse Tours

Led by an experienced greenhouse employee, this tour offers a behind-the-scenes look at cultivation rooms that are ordinarily closed to the public. Tour participants can see the cultivation of valuable orchids and endangered plants firsthand.
(Time required: Approximately 45 minutes) [Capacity] Limited to the first 20 applicants. Participation is free. Held once a month.

Greenhouse Guided Tours

This greenhouse tour leads visitors through the exhibits, providing an expert overview of the plants on display while describing the facility’s history, highlights, and conservation efforts along the way.
(Required time: Approximately 45 minutes) [Capacity] Limited to the first 20 applicants. Participation is free. Held once a month.

Rose Guided Tour

Roses reach their peak in May and around October, with some 500 plants of 100 or so varieties seeming to compete with one another with their wide range of reds, scarlets, pinks, yellows, and whites. The glorious aroma of the blossoms fills the air as you get closer to the rose garden, located in the Formal Garden. The rose guided walking tours are held during the peak flower seasons, with a volunteer group introducing the rose varieties, their aromas and other characteristics, tips for cultivation, and other details.
(Required time: Approximately 45 minutes) Participation is free and does not require a reservation.

Precautions

Events will be canceled in the following cases: a sufficient number of guides cannot be confirmed at least one week prior to an event; forecast of severe weather, such as a typhoon; Ministry of the Environment’s Heat Illness Prevention Information website shows a Heat Stress Index (WBGT) for the day of 28 or higher (Severe Warning). Event cancellations will be announced on the “Latest Information” section of our home page.