Admission

Opening Hours

	Opening Hours *Incl. Promenade	Last Entry
March 15– September 30 (excluding the period below)	9:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m.	5:30 p.m.
July 1–August 20	9:00 a.m.– 7:00 p.m.	6:30 p.m.
October 1–March 14	9:00 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.	4:00 p.m.

Click here for individual facility opening hours

Closed Days

Mondays (or the following weekday when Monday is a public holiday)
December 29 to January 3
*The garden is open every day, including Mondays, throughout the following periods: cherry blossom season (March 25 to April 24) and the Chrysanthemum Exhibition period (November 1 to November 15). The garden gets extremely crowded during the cherry blossom season, so entry on weekends, national holidays, and other potentially busy days during this period may require advance reservation.

Admission Fee

• Adults ¥500 (¥400 for groups of 30+)
• Seniors (65 and over) ¥250
• Students (16 and over) ¥250
• Children (15 and under) Free

*Payment via transportation IC card is accepted at the entry gates.
*People with disabilities holding a Physical Disability Certificate, Intellectual Disability Certificate, or Mental Disability Certificate issued in Japan are entitled to free entry to the garden along with one caregiver. Please present your certificate to a staff member at a ticket counter.
*Assistance dogs for persons with physical disabilities (such as certified guide dogs, service dogs, and hearing dogs) are allowed in the garden.

Passport

• Adults ¥2,000
• High School Students ¥1,000
• Period of validity: One year from the date of issue
  *For high school students in their third year, the passport will only be valid until the last day of March following graduation, even if this date falls within one year.
• When and where to apply: At ticket counters on days the garden is open, from 9:00 a.m. until one hour before the garden closes
• Required documents: Annual Passport Application Form(high school students are required to show a valid student ID)
  *Application forms are also available at the ticket counters.

Important notes

• During the application, a photograph of the applicant’s face will be taken (the photograph needs to show the applicant’s whole face from the front, so please remove hats, face masks, sunglasses, or anything else covering the face while the photograph is taken).
• The passport is valid for one year from the date of issue. If the garden is closed on the expiration date, the passport will be valid until the last opening day immediately before the expiration date.
• For high school students in their third year, the passport will be valid either for one year from the date of issue, or until the last day of March following graduation (whichever comes first).
• The passport cannot be refunded or reissued after purchase. We cannot take any responsibility for lost or stolen passports.
• If you forget to bring your annual passport, you will still need to pay the general admission fee to enter the garden.
• The passport is only valid for the person named on the passport. It cannot be transferred or lent to another person.
• Middle school students and below are not eligible to apply for an Annual Passport.
• Passport holders who engage in illegal or violent behavior, disturb other visitors, or disregard any instructions given by garden staff or posted on garden signage, the official website, etc. may be asked to leave the garden. Refunds will not be given in such cases.
• The garden may operate under reduced opening hours or be closed temporarily due to natural disasters or other incidents outside our control. The period of validity will not be extended, and refunds will not be given in such cases.
• Personal information provided by the applicant on the application form will only be used for issuance and management of the Annual Passport and will be handled in accordance with our privacy policy. Personal information will not be provided to third parties or used for any other purposes unless required by legal or other regulations.
• Passports will not be issued on free admission days. Passport issuance may also be suspended on other days.

Advance Purchase of Admission Tickets

You can avoid waiting in line at the ticket counter by purchasing an E-ticket in advance on a smartphone or other device. Click here to purchase an E-ticket. Open the E-ticket on your smartphone or device and scan the QR code on the ticket at the entrance gate QR code reader to enter the garden. For details, please check the following website (external link) operated by ASOVIEW Inc. on behalf of the Ministry of the Environment.
Period of validity: Within six months from the date of purchase
Click here to purchase advance E-tickets for Shinjuku Gyoen

Advance Application for Admission Fee Waiver for Persons with Disabilities

People with disabilities who have a Physical Disability Certificate, Intellectual Disability Certificate, or Mental Disability Certificate issued in Japan are entitled to free admission alongside one caregiver. For large groups of people with disabilities visiting from a hospital or other welfare facility, it is possible to apply in advance for the admission fee waiver by submitting the relevant application form (入園料免除申請書; Japanese only) in advance. This enables those with disabilities and their designated caregivers to enter the garden for free without needing to show individual certificates.

Those interested should fill in the application form and send it to the following e-mail address or physical mail address at least one week prior to visiting. The form can also be submitted in person.
The application form should be completed and submitted by the person in charge of the visiting facility. When the application is approved, the applicant will receive an “admission fee waiver approval notification” via e-mail.
Please show the original approval notification e-mail to entrance gate staff when you arrive.
*Only those with certificates issued in Japan are eligible for free admission.
*Please make sure to include the e-mail address of the applicant (person in charge of the facility) on the application form.

Car Parking

• Parking Entry: 7:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m. (Exit only between 9:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m.)
• Open year-round
• Spaces for 200 standard-size cars
  

  Parking fee for garden visitors

  ¥600 for the first 120 minutes
  ¥200 per additional 30 minutes
  The maximum fee is ¥2,900 (tax included) per day (resets at midnight).

  • Garden visitors can receive a parking discount by showing their parking ticket at the Okido entrance gate or by scanning the QR code on the entrance ticket when paying at the self-checkout machines in the parking area.
  • If you have an annual passport, please show your parking ticket at the Okido Gate.
    *Garden visitors can receive a discount when using the self-checkout machines in the parking area. Scan the QR code on your admission ticket when prompted during payment to apply the discount.
  • Parking is free for drivers who present a disability certificate (certificates issued in Japan only). Please show the parking ticket and the disability certificate to the staff at the Okido Gate.

  Parking fee for other users

  ¥300 (tax included) every 15 minutes
  The maximum fee is ¥3,400 (tax included) per day (resets at midnight)
  Vehicle length up to 5 meters, width up to 1.9 meters, height up to 2.1 meters

• Passenger Vans (5 spaces)

  Parking available between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.:
  ¥3,500 for the 60 minutes, then ¥900 for each additional 30 minutes.Between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day:
  A single fee of ¥8,800 will be charged

  *Passenger vans are not eligible for discounted or free parking
  Vehicle length up to 12 meters, width up to 2.5 meters, height up to 3.8 meters

Parking discount for garden visitors coming via electric vehicle (EV) or fuel cell vehicle (FCV)

To promote the wider use of EVs and FCVs as part of efforts to achieve decarbonization in the transportation sector, from April 1, 2021, visitors to Shinjuku Gyoen coming via EV or FCV are eligible for two hours’ free parking at the Okido Gate parking area. To receive the discount, please show your admission ticket and parking ticket to counter staff at the Okido Gate when entering the garden, then show your parking ticket (stamped by counter staff at the Okido Gate with the time of entry) and vehicle inspection certificate to parking area staff when leaving.

*You are required to show your vehicle inspection certificate so that we can confirm whether the type of fuel used in your EV or FCV is electricity or compressed hydrogen.
*The discounted parking rate is only available for visitors to Shinjuku Gyoen. Those not visiting the garden are ineligible for the discount.
*The discount cannot be processed during early morning opening hours (7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.). Visitors planning to receive the EV/FCV discount should wait until 9:00 a.m. to exit the park. (Please be aware that if you leave the park before 9:00 a.m., the discount will not be applied.)

Bicycle Parking

Located in front of each entrance. (Free of charge. Bicycle parking is only available while the garden is open.)

Other Information

• Coin lockers are located next to each ticket office (Inside of the Shinjuku Gate, Okido Gate, and Sendagaya Gate).
  (Price: Small ¥300, Large ¥500)

  

• Wheelchairs are available at each entrance and Service Center.
  (Free of charge; no reservations necessary).